125th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan the demolished station actually at 125th Street and Eighth Avenue 125th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) other uses 125th Street (disambiguation)125th Street September 2025 August 2017 125 Street yes 125 Street IND vc 3.jpg Northbound local track with departing C train West 125th Street & Saint Nicholas AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan Harlem 40.810756 N 73.952665 W inline,title IND IND Eighth Avenue Line Eighth center NYCT Bus: M3 M10, 12px|alt=Airport transportation M60 SBS M100 M101 M125 2 island platformscross-platform interchange 4 Underground 1932 09 10 yThe New York Times List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line 0362-4331 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849595.html?pageNumber=6 2020-04-21 September 10, 1932 6 New York City Subway Eighth express 145th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 1 1 Eighth local 135th Street 116th Street 1 1 allexceptnightsalltimesnightsonlyrushonlyrushpeakweekdaysonly y track numN330\uvSTR!~MFADEg\ ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 145th Street Eighth udSTR!~dMFADEg\uvSTR\udSTR!~dMFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ Storage tracks udSTR!~dMFADEg\uvSTR\uvSTR\udSTR!~dMFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 135th Street Eighth udSTRf\udSTR\uvSTRfg\udSTR\udSTRg udSHI2l\udSHI2gl+r\udSHI2g+r\udSHI2g+l\udSHI2gr+l\udSHI2r udSTR\uvÜST\udSTR uvÜST\uvÜST uv-SHI2r\uvSTR\uvSHI2l- udSTR\dPLT\uvSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\uvSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\uvSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\uvSTR\dPLT\udSTR uvSHI2l-\uvSTR\uv-SHI2r uvSTRf\uvSTRg udSTR!~dMFADEf\uvSTR\udSTR!~dMFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~to NYCS 116th Street Eighth uvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~to NYCS 59th Street–Columbus Circle Eighth The 125th Street station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the A and D trains at all times, by the C train except at night, and by the B train only on weekdays during the day. Nearby landmarks and points of interest include the Apollo Theater and the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. History The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.Crowell Paul Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849529.pdf November 8, 2015 The New York Times September 10, 1932 Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million (equivalent to $c US 191.2 1932 1 million in US. While the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West and Frederick Douglass Boulevard provided an alternative route.https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/new-line-first-unit-in-citywide-system-8th-av-tube-to-ease-west.html NEW LINE FIRST UNIT IN CITY-WIDE SYSTEM; 8th Av. Tube to Ease West Side Congestion at Once -- Branches to Link 4 Boroughs Later. LAST WORD IN SUBWAYS Run From 207th to Chambers St. Cut to 33 Minutes -- 42d St. Has World's Largest Station. COST HAS BEEN $191,200,000 Years of Digging Up City Streets, Tunneling Rock and Building Road Finally Brought to Completion. Duffus R. l September 9, 1932 The New York Times August 3, 2017 12 en-US 0362-4331 In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.Gargan Edward A. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/11/nyregion/agency-lists-its-69-most-deteriorated-subway-stations.html Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations June 11, 1981 The New York Times August 13, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204421/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/11/nyregion/agency-lists-its-69-most-deteriorated-subway-stations.html March 31, 2019 B5S 0362-4331 The station was renovated in the 1980s, during which two stairs to each platform at the north end were removed and the platforms' original white floor tiling was replaced.http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf Review of the A and C Lines December 11, 2015 Metropolitan Transportation Authority January 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203061138/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf February 3, 2020 The station was damaged in a water main break in 1989.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/nyregion/metro-datelines-repairs-to-the-ind-may-cost-20-million.html Metro Datelines; Repairs to the IND May Cost $20 Million 1989-12-08 The New York Times 2020-04-16 en-US 0362-4331 Another renovation laterApril 2020 restored the closed staircases and made the station ADA-accessible with the installation of elevators near the middle of the platforms.April 2020 On June 27, 2017, a southbound A train derailed just north of the station. This derailment, caused by improperly secured replacement rails, left 34 passengers injured.Santora Marc https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/nyregion/subway-train-derails-in-manhattan.html Subway Derailment in Manhattan Injures Dozens June 27, 2017 The New York Times April 16, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170627174112/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/nyregion/subway-train-derails-in-manhattan.html June 27, 2017 Fitzsimmons Emma G. 1 en-US 0362-4331 In January 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would request funding to extend the Second Avenue Subway along 125th Street. Although Phase 2 of the line's construction was initially planned to extend only to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, Hochul's proposal called for additional connections to existing stations at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue, and Broadway.Stark-Miller Ethan Hochul pitches funding for extending Second Avenue Subway to Broadway in State of the State – amNewYork amNewYork 2026-01-13 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/hochul-extend-second-avenue-subway-broadway/ 2026-01-13Khalifeh Ramsey Gov. Hochul demands 125th Street subway extension, shelves downtown 2nd Ave. subway plan Gothamist 2026-01-13 https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-demands-125th-street-subway-extension-nixing-downtown-2nd-ave-subway-plan 2026-01-13 Station layout GroundStreet levelEntrance/exitMezzanineFare control, station agentsPlatform levelNorthbound local← newyork B weekdays toward NYCS Bedford Park Boulevard or NYCS 145th Street Concourse (NYCS 135th Street Eighth)← newyork C toward NYCS 168th Street Eighth (135th Street)← newyork A toward NYCS Inwood–207th Street late nights (135th Street)Island platform Northbound express← newyork A toward Inwood–207th Street (145th Street)← newyork D toward NYCS Norwood–205th Street (145th Street)Southbound express← newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue, NYCS Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street, or NYCS Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard (NYCS 59th Street–Columbus Circle Eighth) →← newyork D toward NYCS Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (59th Street–Columbus Circle) →Island platform Southbound local← newyork B weekdays toward NYCS Brighton Beach Brighton (NYCS 116th Street Eighth) →← newyork C toward NYCS Euclid Avenue (116th Street) →← newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (116th Street) → The 125th Street station is a standard express station with four tracks and two island platforms, allowing cross-platform interchanges between local and express trains. The A and D both stop here at all times; the C stops here except at night and the B stops here only on weekdays during the day. B and C trains always run local and D trains always run express. A trains run express during the day and local during the night. The next stop to the north is 135th Street for local trains and 145th Street for express trains; the next stop to the south is 116th Street for local trains and 59th Street–Columbus Circle for express trains.map 59th Street–Columbus Circle is 3.35 miles (5.391 km) away with seven local stations in between, which is the longest distance between two express stops in the system. The outer track wall tiles have a Prussian green trim line with a black borderHarrington John Walker April 27, 1930 New Municipal Subway System Galled Model in Construction and Plans for Operation C3 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1113177960August 22, 1932 Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html live July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701184626/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html July 1, 2022 0362-4331 and small "125" signs in white lettering on a black background beneath it. The green tiles are part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND. The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan. As such, the green tiles used at the 125th Street station are also used at 135th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line, the local station to the north; the next express station, 145th Street IND lines, uses a different tile color.Carlson Jen Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something Gothamist February 18, 2016 https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/map-these-color-tiles-in-the-subway-system-used-to-mean-something May 10, 2023Gleason Will The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles Time Out New York February 18, 2016 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/the-hidden-meaning-behind-the-new-york-subways-colored-tiles-021816 May 10, 2023 Both platforms have one line of green I-beam columns that run at regular intervals for their entire length except for a small section at either ends. Alternating columns have the standard black station name plate in white lettering. The station has a mezzanine above the tracks at the Southern end and platforms that connect both fare control areas at either ends. There are five staircases to each platform and large-scale photos of Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s. Exits thumb|Elevator and staircase The full-time fare control area is at the south end of the mezzanine, serving the 125th Street exits, and has a turnstile bank and token booth. It serves the exits at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125th Street. The other fare control area at the north end, serving the 127th Street exits, is unstaffed, containing full height turnstiles. There is also evidence of closed exit stairs going up to 126th Street and 124th Street, one on each side of both mezzanines. One of the staircases led directly into the basement of a business that existed at street level. One stair, NW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125th StreetMorningside Heights One stair, NE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125th Street One stair and one elevator, SW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125th Street One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 125th Street One stair, SW corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 127th Street One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 127th Street References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:32 IND 8th Avenue 125th Street Station Reporter — A Lefferts Station Reporter — A Rockaway Station Reporter — B Train Station Reporter — C Train Station Reporter — D Train The Subway Nut — 125th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20170529180903/http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/125a/index.php May 29, 2017 125th Street entrance at southwest corner from Google Maps Street View 127th Street entrance at southwest corner from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y y y yes Category:IND Eighth Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932 Category:Harlem Category:1932 establishments in New York City