125th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 125th Street (disambiguation)125th Street August 2023 August 2023 125 Street Manhattan Street Downtown 1 train at 125th Street September 2025 2.jpg A southbound 1 train arrives at 125th Street. West 125th Street & BroadwayNew York, New York Manhattan Manhattanville, Morningside Heights 40.815 N 73.958 W inline,title IRT future IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line Broadway-Seventh north local NYCT Bus: M4 M104 M125M 2 side platforms 3 (2 in regular service) Elevated 1904 10 27subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/28/118948832.html Our Subway Open: 150,000 Try It; Mayor McClellan Runs the First Official Train. October 28, 1904 The New York Times April 21, 2020 en-US 0362-4331 1 December 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211213201856/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/28/118948832.html live New York City Subway Broadway-Seventh local 137th Street–City College 116th Street–Columbia University alltimes yes September 15, 1983 IRT Broadway Line Viaduct (a.k.a.; Manhattan Valley Viaduct) 83001749 New York State Register of Historic Places NYSRHP August 15, 1983 06101.006462 bottom November 24, 1981 1094 NYCL #FFE978 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission y 137th Street–City College 137th Street 116th Street–Columbia University 116th Street yes 330 The 125th Street station (formerly the Manhattan Street station) is an elevated local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 125th Street and Broadway, at the border of the Manhattanville and Morningside Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times. The 125th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes 125th Street began on June 18 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1948, and the station was renovated in the 2000s. The 125th Street station contains two side platforms and three tracks; the center track is not used in regular service. The station is the only one on the 2174 ft m -long mid Manhattan Valley Viaduct, which carries the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line across a natural valley surrounding 125th Street. The platforms contain windscreens and canopies. The station house beneath the platforms contains exits to 125th Street and Broadway. The Manhattan Valley Viaduct is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History Construction and opening right thumb|The station seen up close from Broadway Planning for a subway line in New York City dates to 1864,21 but development of what became the city's first subway line did not start until 1894, when the New York State Legislature passed the Rapid Transit Act.Walker James Blaine https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. November 6, 2016139–140 The subway plans were drawn up by a team of engineers led by William Barclay Parsons, the Rapid Transit Commission's chief engineer. It called for a subway line from New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side, where two branches would lead north into the Bronx.October 23, 1979 IRT Subway System Underground Interior http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf July 28, 2019 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160327141814/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf live3 A plan was formally adopted in 1897,148 and all legal conflicts over the route alignment were resolved near the end of 1899.161 The Rapid Transit Construction Company, organized by John B. McDonald and funded by August Belmont Jr., signed the initial Contract 1 with the Rapid Transit Commission in February 1900,https://archive.org/details/cu31924022794253/page/n253/mode/2up?q=april+28 Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1904 Accompanied By Reports of the Chief Engineer and of the Auditor Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners 1905 229–236 under which it would construct the subway and maintain a 50-year operating lease from the opening of the line. Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.182 Viaduct The Manhattan Street station was constructed as part of the IRT's West Side Line (now the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line). While most of the original line was designed to be underground, the topography of Manhattanville necessitated the construction of a viaduct between 122nd and 135th Streets.Scott Charles 1978 Design and Construction of the IRT: Civil Engineering https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf January 17, 2021 December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 208–282 (PDF pp. 209–283) 2361901-06-16 Progress on the Rapid Transit Tunnel https://www.nytimes.com/1901/06/16/archives/progress-on-the-rapid-transit-tunnel.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20180317120037/https://www.nytimes.com/1901/06/16/archives/progress-on-the-rapid-transit-tunnel.html March 17, 2018 2021-01-05 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 At the time, the section of 125th Street in West Harlem was known as Manhattan Street; although engineers found that it was technically feasible to dig a tunnel under Manhattan Street, they concluded that such a tunnel would have required a steep grade. The IRT's engineers originally planned to build a standard elevated structure, similar to those built in other parts of the rapid transit system, with steel columns that supported plate girder spans. However, this plan would have required rerouting the Third Avenue/125th Street streetcar line, which ran along Manhattan Street. As such, prior to the start of construction, the plans were changed to a steel viaduct with a double-hinged arch.July 1985 Eighty Years of Subway Service to the Bronx https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1980s/1985/1985-07-bulletin.pdf April 2, 2018 The Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 28 712 The elevated rail section runs from 122nd to 135th Street and was originally called the Manhattan Valley Viaduct. The name was changed to avoid confusion with the nearby viaduct over Riverside Drive, which also goes by this name. The aboveground railway has five sections: two embankments at either end, a truss arch over 125th Street, and plate girder bridges connecting the arch with the embankments on either side.February 19, 1903 Manhattan Valley Viaduct https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084512220&view=1up&seq=15 live Engineering News 49 181–182 https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134420/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015084512220&view=1up&seq=15 June 15, 2022 January 5, 2021 During the planning process, IRT engineers had considered constructing a two-track elevated spur from the viaduct, leading west to a ferry terminal to Fort Lee, New Jersey. The spur was approved in 1903, and engineers drew up detailed plans for the structure; however, this spur was never built.13 Work began on the viaduct over Manhattan Valley on June 1, 1901. Work on the stone piers and foundations for the viaduct was done by E. P. Roberts, while other work was done by Terry & Tench Construction Company.1900-05-02 Two More Tunnel Contracts https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/05/02/102591830.pdf subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134416/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/05/02/102591830.pdf June 15, 2022 2021-01-05 The New York Times 7 en-US 0362-4331 According to Tramway and Railway World magazine, the viaduct was built within two weeks. Because of delays in constructing the masonry abutment, a portion of the parabolic arch span was built first, followed by the rest of the viaduct. Normally, the side spans would have been built before the arch was constructed.182 The section of the West Side Line around this station was originally planned as a two-track line, but in early 1901, was changed to a three-track structure to permit train storage in the center track.https://books.google.com/books?id=PLonAAAAYAAJ&q=Third+Track+North+of+Fort+George&pg=PA242 Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners For And In The City of New York Up to December 31, 1901 1902 Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners en December 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20220502022956/https://books.google.com/books?id=PLonAAAAYAAJ&q=Third+Track+North+of+Fort+George&pg=PA242 May 2, 2022 live93https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 Report of the Public Service Commission For The First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1909 1910 Public Service Commission Albany en December 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120155/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 April 22, 2022 live189–190 A third track was added directly north of 96th Street, immediately east of the originally planned two tracks.October 2004 New York City's Subway Turns 100 https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2004-10-bulletin.pdf dead The Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 47 10 https://web.archive.org/web/20180403051535/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2004-10-bulletin.pdf April 3, 2018 April 2, 201814 By late 1903, the subway was nearly complete, but the IRT Powerhouse and the system's electrical substations were still under construction, delaying the system's opening.1861903-11-14 First of Subway Tests; West Side Experimental Trains to be Run by Jan. 1 Broadway Tunnel Tracks Laid, Except on Three Little Sections, to 104th Street – Power House Delays. https://www.nytimes.com/1903/11/14/archives/first-of-subway-tests-west-side-experimental-trains-to-be-run-by.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20220505030752/https://www.nytimes.com/1903/11/14/archives/first-of-subway-tests-west-side-experimental-trains-to-be-run-by.html May 5, 2022 2022-05-10 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The escalators had not been installed by the time the station was scheduled to open, forcing passengers to use temporary stairways.1904-10-26 Clamor for Tickets for Subway Opening; Distribution Plan Criticised by Engineers and Many Others. https://www.nytimes.com/1904/10/26/archives/clamor-for-tickets-for-subway-opening-distribution-plan-criticised.html 2023-05-25 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The 125th Street station opened on October 27, 1904, as the Manhattan Street station, one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway from City Hall to 145th Street on the West Side Branch.186 Service changes and station renovations 20th century thumb|The station's entrance and turnstiles in 1978 After the first subway line was completed in 1908,limited https://www.nytimes.com/1908/08/02/archives/our-first-subway-completed-at-last-opening-of-the-van-cortlandt.html Our First Subway Completed At Last — Opening of the Van Cortlandt Extension Finishes System Begun in 1900 — The Job Cost $60,000,000 — A Twenty-Mile Ride from Brooklyn to 242d Street for a Nickel Is Possible Now August 2, 1908 The New York Times November 6, 2016 10 December 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211223112020/https://www.nytimes.com/1908/08/02/archives/our-first-subway-completed-at-last-opening-of-the-van-cortlandt.html live the station was served by West Side local and express trains. Express trains began at South Ferry in Manhattan or Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, and ended at 242nd Street in the Bronx. Local trains ran from City Hall to 242nd Street during rush hours, continuing south from City Hall to South Ferry at other times.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 119 Herries William December 19, 2020 May 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511155639/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 live In 1918, the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened south of Times Square–42nd Street, and the original line was divided into an H-shaped system. The original subway north of Times Square thus became part of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Local trains were sent to South Ferry, while express trains used the new Clark Street Tunnel to Brooklyn.August 2, 1918 Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph 1 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/08/02/97011929.pdf October 4, 2011 0362-4331 August 3, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190803013952/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/08/02/97011929.pdf live To address overcrowding, in 1909, the New York Public Service Commission proposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.Hood Clifton 1978 The Impact of the IRT in New York City https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 146–207 (PDF pp. 147–208) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live 168 As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $c US 1.5 1910 1 million in US) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $c US 0.5 1910 1 million in US) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=+zoological+station&pg=PA596 Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1910 1911 Public Service Commission en January 7, 2021 January 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120015525/https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=%20zoological%20station&pg=PA596 live15 The northbound platform at the Manhattan Street station was extended about 98 ft to the south,114 while the southbound platform was not lengthened.106 Six-car local trains began operating in October 1910,168 and ten-car express trains began running on the West Side Line on January 24, 1911.168limited https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html Ten-car Trains in Subway to-day; New Service Begins on Lenox Av. Line and Will Be Extended to Broadway To-morrow. January 23, 1911 The New York Times April 5, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 April 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405224750/https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html live Subsequently, the station could accommodate six-car local trains, but ten-car trains could not open some of their doors. Four stairways at the station were relocated, two stairways were added, and two passageways in the mezzanine were widened during Fiscal Year 1915.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015016416946&view=1up&seq=16 1914–1915 Annual Report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company for the Year Ended June 30, 1915 Interborough Rapid Transit Company 1915 14 December 22, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504023727/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015016416946&view=1up&seq=16 live Manhattan Street was renamed 125th Street on April 24, 1921; the original alignment of 125th Street became known as LaSalle Street.13 The station was also renamed 125th Street in 1921, following a request from the Harlem Board of Commerce.1921-03-06 New Subway Station Name; "Manhattan Street" on Broadway Line Becomes "l25th Street" en-US The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/03/06/103554030.pdf 25 2021-01-05 0362-4331 June 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134419/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/03/06/103554030.pdf live A mezzanine below the tracks opened at the station on September 26, 1931, with three new escalators and a new staircase to and from the street. The span of escalator service was extended from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. on November 2, 1931.https://archive.org/details/annualreport1119newy/ Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931 1922 New York State Transit Commission 80 The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html 2022-05-14 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 Platforms at IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations between 103rd Street IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and 238th Street IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, including those at 125th Street, were lengthened to 514 ft in 1948, allowing full ten-car express trains to stop at these stations. A contract for the platform extensions at 125th Street and five other stations on the line was awarded to the Rao Electrical Equipment Company and the Kaplan Electric Company in June 1946.June 14, 1946 Platform Awards Made; Two Concerns to Enlarge Six Subway Stations of IRT subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/06/14/107134836.pdf January 27, 2021 The New York Times en 0362-4331 23 June 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134422/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/06/14/107134836.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false live The platform extensions at these stations were opened in stages. The platform extensions at 125th Street opened on June 11, 1948.Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. 1949 New York City Board of Transportation 2027/mdp.39015023094926subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/10/86748393.pdf More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains July 10, 1948 The New York Times March 27, 2016 8 0362-4331 May 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524041114/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/10/86748393.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false live Simultaneously, the IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of "R-type" rolling stock, which contained rollsigns with numbered designations for each service.Brown Nicole How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious amNewYork May 17, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ January 27, 2021 March 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ live The route to 242nd Street became known as the 1.Friedlander Alex Lonto Arthur Raudenbush Henry April 1960 A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 3 1 2 January 27, 2021 September 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf dead In 1959, all 1 trains became local.February 7, 1959 Wagner Praises Modernized IRT — Mayor and Transit Authority Are Hailed as West Side Changes Take Effect 21 The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html?_r=0 November 6, 2016 January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082503/http://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html?_r=0 live On November 24, 1981, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated the Manhattan Valley Viaduct, including the 125th Street station, as a city landmark.Carroll Maurice 1981-11-25 Landmark Status Voted for Warburg Mansion en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/25/nyregion/landmark-status-voted-for-warburg-mansion.html 2021-01-05 0362-4331 January 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180125143325/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/25/nyregion/landmark-status-voted-for-warburg-mansion.html live The designation was contentious; the Jewish Theological Seminary argued against the designation because it would prevent the museum from erecting a new structure on or near the site.Gray Christopher 2003-10-26 Streetscapes/Broadway Between 122nd and 135th Streets; 125th St. Viaduct: Architecture, Engineering or Both? en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/realestate/streetscapes-broadway-between-122nd-135th-streets-125th-st-viaduct-architecture.html 2021-01-05 0362-4331 January 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124538/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/realestate/streetscapes-broadway-between-122nd-135th-streets-125th-st-viaduct-architecture.html live The New York City Board of Estimate, which had to ratify the landmark status, upheld the designation in April 1982.Haberman Clyde 1982-04-02 Board of Estimate Agrees to Allow a Tower Next to Warburg Mansion en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/02/nyregion/board-of-estimate-agrees-to-allow-a-tower-next-to-warburg-mansion.html 2022-07-25 0362-4331 The viaduct and station were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.Records of the National Park Service, 1785 – 2006 National Archives https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319648 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 – 2017 New York SP IRT Broadway Line Viaduct 75319648 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York In April 1988,Brozan Nadine June 4, 1989 'Skip-Stop' Subway Plan Annoys No. 1 Riders The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/04/nyregion/skip-stop-subway-plan-annoys-no-1-riders.html June 15, 2016 0362-4331 August 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810125540/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/04/nyregion/skip-stop-subway-plan-annoys-no-1-riders.html live the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) unveiled plans to speed up service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through the implementation of a skip-stop service: the 9 train. As soon as the plan was announced, some local officials were opposed to the change. Initially, skip-stop service would have been operated north of 116th Street, with 1 trains skipping 125th Street, 157th Street, 207th Street, and 225th Street, and 9 trains skipping 145th Street, 181st Street, Dyckman Street, 215th Street and 238th Street.Moore Keith June 10, 1988 TA's skip-stop plan hit New York Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25210677/daily_news/ November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224523/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25210677/daily_news/ live However, the plan was changed because riders did not want 125th Street to be a skip-stop station. When skip-stop service started in 1989, it was only implemented north of 137th Street–City College on weekdays, and 125th Street was served by both the 1 and the 9.August 20, 1989 #1 Riders: Your Service is Changing New York Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22823286/daily_news/ November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224708/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22823286/daily_news/ liveAugust 1989 Announcing 1 and 9 Skip-Stop Service on the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line http://subwaynut.com/brochures/1and9skipstop.pdf August 1, 2009 New York City Transit Authority June 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626000015/http://subwaynut.com/brochures/1and9skipstop.pdf deadLorch Donatella August 22, 1989 New Service For Subways On West Side The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/22/nyregion/new-service-for-subways-on-west-side.html June 15, 2016 0362-4331 August 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810113522/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/22/nyregion/new-service-for-subways-on-west-side.html live 21st century thumb|The tracks leading south to the station, which is visible behind (south of) the northbound 1 train In June 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that ten subway stations citywide, including 103rd Street, 110th Street, 116th Street, 125th Street, and 231st Street on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, would receive renovations. As part of the project, fare control areas would be redesigned, flooring, and electrical and communication systems would be upgraded, and new lighting, public address systems and stairways would be installed. In addition, since 110th Street, 116th Street, and 125th Street had landmark status, historical elements would be replaced or restored, including wall tiles. Work on the ten citywide renovation projects was estimated to cost almost $146 million, and was scheduled to start later that year, and be completed in April 2004, in time for the 100th anniversary of the station's opening, and the 250th anniversary of Columbia University.Donohue Pete June 11, 2002 Renovation Is Set For 10 Subway Stations en New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/renovation-set-10-subway-stations-article-1.485558 January 8, 2018 January 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180109064005/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/renovation-set-10-subway-stations-article-1.485558 liveAngara Harini January 23, 2004 116th Subway Station Gets a Face Lift Columbia Spectator http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20040123-01.2.35&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-116th+Subway+Station+Gets+a+Face+Lift------ January 5, 2021 January 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210108023953/http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20040123-01.2.35&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-116th+Subway+Station+Gets+a+Face+Lift------ live Manhattan Community Board 9 was concerned about preserving the historic nature of the station during its renovation. Manhattan Community Board 7 got the MTA to agree to maintain the existing design of the wood paneling and windows in the station. The MTA was expected to decide whether preservation or speed would be prioritized in the station renovation projects by the end of the year.Nowakowski Xan September 11, 2002 Columbia Invests in Area Subway Stations Columbia Daily Spectator http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20020911-01.2.4&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-subway+renovation------ January 5, 2021 January 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210108012821/http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20020911-01.2.4&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-subway+renovation------ live Columbia University provided funding to cover a portion of the cost of renovating the 125th Street station, as it did for the station renovations at 103rd Street, 110th Street, and 116th Street, and funded the substitution of the station's aluminum vents with glass windows to reflect the station's original design.Homans Charlie January 24, 2003 Tunnel Vision: MTA, Locals Don't See Eye to Eye Columbia Daily Spectator http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20030124-01.2.4&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-subway+renovation------ January 5, 2021 January 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210107194240/http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20030124-01.2.4&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-subway+renovation------ live Between October 5 and November 17, 2003, the downtown platforms at 110th Street and 125th Street were closed to expedite work on their renovations.October 3, 2003 1 9 Downtown Trains skip 125 St. and 110 St. Columbia Daily Spectator http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20031003-01.2.46.1&srpos=19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-new+york+city+transit+authority------ January 5, 2021 January 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210108030928/http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20031003-01.2.46.1&srpos=19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-new+york+city+transit+authority------ live Skip-stop service ended on May 27, 2005, as a result of a decrease in the number of riders who benefited.Chan Sewell May 25, 2005 On Its Last Wheels, No. 9 Line Is Vanishing on Signs The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25train.html August 29, 2016 0362-4331 March 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317100921/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25train.html liveMay 7, 2005 Noteworthy – 9 discontinued http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/9_discont.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050507104933/http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/9_discont.htm May 7, 2005 September 18, 2016 In February 2022, local officials requested that the MTA consider adding elevators to the 125th Street station, citing the fact that West Harlem was growing rapidly. At the time, there was only one fully accessible subway station on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line north of 96th Street; that station was 231st Street, several miles north in the Bronx.Garber Nick This Harlem Subway Station Needs An Elevator, Officials Tell MTA Harlem, NY Patch February 9, 2022 https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/harlem-subway-station-needs-elevator-officials-tell-mta June 24, 2022 Despite calls from local residents, Columbia University, which was developing a 34-story building adjoining the station, originally refused to pay for any of the elevators; it instead offered only to fund the cost of escalators.Alvarez Christopher 2026-04-17 Columbia Agrees to Fund 125th Street Subway Elevator https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/17/columbia-125th-agreement 2026-04-17 Streetsblog New York City In April 2026, Columbia agreed to pay $33 million for new escalators and a street-to-mezzanine elevator. Under this plan, the MTA would pay for two additional elevators from mezzanine to platform level.Martinez Jose 2026-04-17 Columbia University Will Pay for Elevator at 125th Street Subway Stop https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/17/elevator-access-escalator-125th-street-mta-subway-columbia-university/ 2026-04-17 THE CITY - NYC News The MTA and Columbia University signed an agreement that May; the project would include the three elevators, new escalators, and repairs to the existing station.Stark-Miller Ethan 1 train station at 125 Street to finally get elevators through MTA-Columbia University funding agreement Politics NY 2026-05-08 https://politicsny.com/2026/05/08/1-train-station-at-125-street-to-finally-get-elevators-through-mta-columbia-university-funding-agreement/ 2026-05-10Stark-Miller Ethan 1 train station at 125 Street to finally get elevators through MTA-Columbia University funding agreement amNewYork 2026-05-08 https://www.amny.com/news/125th-street-station-1-train-elevators-agreement/ 2026-05-10 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 This station was part of the original subway. It has two side platforms and three tracks; the center track is not used in revenue service.trackref trackbook3 The station is served by the 1 at all timestimetable 1 and is between 137th Street to the north and 116th Street to the south.map Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies.Interborough Rapid Transit Company https://books.google.com/books?id=MHURuDBc8VUC New York Subway: Its Construction and Equipment Interborough Rapid Transit Company 1904 December 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210728165919/https://books.google.com/books?id=MHURuDBc8VUC July 28, 2021 live 62 The windscreens have windows and green frames and outlines in the center that were installed in the station's 2003 renovation. On both ends of the platforms, which are not shaded by canopies, there are green, waist-high, ironwork fences. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct A northbound 1 train approaching the 125th Street station, as seen from the 122nd Street portal|thumb The viaduct was originally known as Manhattan Valley Viaduct, a name it shared with the nearby pedestrian and street viaduct over Riverside Drive. The 125th Street station is the only station on the 2174 ft m -long mid viaduct, which bridges Manhattanville from 122nd to 135th Streets.262 The viaduct allows the trains to remain relatively level and avoid steep grades while traversing the valley. An elevated steel structure with simple steel supports, as used in other parts of the IRT, was not feasible because of the oblique intersection of 125th Street (originally Manhattan Street) and Broadway. A streetcar ran along Manhattan Street, and the steel support columns would have conflicted with the trolley path. The choices were a realignment of the street, or a pillarless span over the intersection.181–1823 The steel arch across 125th Street is 168.5 ft m long and 54 ft high, with foundations descending 30 ft 1 below street level.182262 The arch measures 172 ft long when measured between the skewbacks on either end.2 May 1903 Condition of the Work on the Subway Institutional Investor LXXXVIII 18 337 126835883 The arch is composed of three lattice-girder two-hinge ribs, whose centers are spaced 24.5 ft apart. Each half rib supports six spandrel posts carrying the tracks. The chords of the ribs are 6 ft apart with an H-section.18262–63 Each rib was made in 14 sections of equal length.182 Most of the remainder of the viaduct is a simple steel structure, similar to other early IRT lines.13 Each section measures 46 to 72 ft long with transverse girders 31.33 ft 1 wide. Each track was proportioned for a dead load of 330 lb/ft and a live load of 25000 lb 0 per axle.18262–63 The extreme ends of the viaduct contain plate girder bridges across LaSalle Street to the south and 133rd Street to the north. The span across LaSalle Street measures 86 ft long, while that across 133rd Street measures 65 ft long.181 When the viaduct was completed, it was painted dark green.1903-10-04 Progress of the Work on Subway; General Clearance and Repaving of Streets Within Past Month en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/04/archives/progress-of-the-work-on-subway-general-clearance-and-repaving-of.html 2021-01-05 0362-4331 June 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134421/https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/04/archives/progress-of-the-work-on-subway-general-clearance-and-repaving-of.html live The viaduct's southern portal runs from 122nd to LaSalle Streets while the northern portal runs from 133rd to 135th Streets.181http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1094.pdf Interborough Rapid Transit System, Manhattan Valley Viaduct Framberger David Sklar Barbara November 24, 1981 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 3 November 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191226173938/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1094.pdf December 26, 2019 live2255 These portals are made of brick and stone and are topped by masonry parapets.13 Architectural critic Montgomery Schuyler praised the IRT viaduct above 125th Street as "strictly an example of engineering, in which architectural conventions are not recognized at all".Schuyler Montgomery October 1905 The New Bridges in New York City https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1905-10.pdf Architectural Record 18 251 4 January 5, 2021 February 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210208151039/https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1905-10.pdf live Aside from a complaint that the vertical supports of the arch carried an aesthetic "awkwardness", Schuyler wrote that "it is all the better architecturally" for having been designed for utilitarian purposes. Architectural writers Norval White and Elliot Willensky wrote in the AIA Guide to New York City that the arch was "worthy of Eiffel", a reference to the lattice of the Eiffel Tower.506 Exits thumb|Staircase and passageway to escalator The 125th Street station has a mezzanine fare control, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. In the unpaid area, on the west side of the mezzanine, is a token booth and an enclosed passageway, which leads to two escalators going down to the west side of Broadway. The escalators go in opposite directions: one leads north to 125th Street while the other leads south to Tiemann Place. On the east side of the station house, another enclosed passageway leads to an escalator facing south and going down to the southeast corner of Broadway and 125th Street. Adjacent to this passageway is an L-shaped staircase with its upper half directly above Broadway and the lower half beneath the enclosed escalator going to the same corner of the intersection.https://new.mta.info/document/2141 125th Street Neighborhood Map April 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority January 5, 2021 December 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211220131957/https://new.mta.info/document/2141 live When the station opened, drawings show that there were escalators descending to the median of Broadway. References External links 125th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line) Manhattan Valley Viaduct http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?6:3143 IRT West Side Line 125th Street nycsubway.org – River to River Artwork by Wopo Holup (1991) Station Reporter – 1 Train Forgotten NY – Original 28 – NYC's First 28 Subway Stations The Subway Nut – 125th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20190208012924/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/125n1/index.php February 8, 2019 125th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Tiemann Place entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y yes collapsed Category:IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations Category:Broadway (Manhattan) Category:Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Category:Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category:New York State Register of Historic Places in New York County Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904 Category:Harlem Category:1904 establishments in New York City Category:Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States Category:Steel bridges in the United States Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan