155th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 155th Street (disambiguation)155th Street the station actually at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue 155th Street (IND Concourse Line) September 2025 August 2017 155 Street 155th Street - Brooklyn Bound Platform.jpg Brooklyn bound platform West 155th Street & St. Nicholas AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, Harlem 40.830859 N 73.9414 W inline,title IND IND Eighth Avenue Line Eighth north local Eighth north local header NYCT Bus: Bx6 Bx6 SBS M2 M3 M100 M101 2 side platforms 2 Underground future 1932 09 10 yList 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 The New York Times September 10, 1932 6 New York City Subway Eighth local north 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 145th Street 1 1 allexceptnightsnightsonly y 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 145th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line 345 The 155th Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located under the intersection of 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, at the border of the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service. 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 September 10, 1932 Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849529.pdf November 8, 2015 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 As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.https://new.mta.info/document/151266 2025-2029 Capital Plan September 25, 2024 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 187 (PDF p. 95) January 1, 2025 Station layout GroundStreet levelExit/entranceMezzanineFare control, station agentPlatform levelSide platformNorthbound local← newyork C toward NYCS 168th Street Eighth (NYCS 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue)← newyork A toward NYCS Inwood–207th Street late nights (163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue)Southbound local→ newyork C toward NYCS Euclid Avenue (NYCS 145th Street Eighth) →→ newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (145th Street) →Side platformLower tracksC Train http://www.stationreporter.net/ctrain.htm Station Reporter dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130313005345/http://www.stationreporter.net/ctrain.htm March 13, 2013Northbound express← newyork A does not stop hereSouthbound express→ newyork A does not stop here → This underground station has two local tracks with two side platforms. The two express tracks, used by the A train during daytime hours, are on a lower level beneath the station and are not visible from the platforms.trackref trackbook3 The station once had a southern mezzanine with exits to 153rd Street, but it is now closed and used as a MTA New York City Transit facility.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 north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling. Like several other IND Eighth Avenue Line local stations, this station does not have a trim line, but does have mosaic name plates reading "155TH ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a yellow background with black border. Small tile captions reading "155" run along the wall at regular intervals between the name tablets, and beneath the name tablets are directional captions, all white lettering on a black background. The trim line was part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND.August 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 The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan. As such, the yellow tiles used at the 155th Street station were originally also used at 145th Street IND lines, the next express station to the south, while a different tile color is used at 168th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line, the next express station to the north. Yellow tiles are similarly used at the 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue station, the only other local station between 145th Street and 168th Street.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 left|thumb|Entrance at the northwest corner of St. Nicholas and 155th St. Exits This station has pairs of staircases leading to the northwestern, northeastern, and southwestern corners of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 155th Street.Harlem/Hamilton Heights References External links right http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:3172 IND 8th Avenue 155th Street Station Reporter — C Train The Subway Nut — 155th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20170729122502/http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/155c/index.php July 29, 2017 155th Street southwestern corner entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y yes Category:1932 establishments in New York City Category:Hamilton Heights, Manhattan 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:Washington Heights, Manhattan