145th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 145th Street (disambiguation)145th Street 145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) 145th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) August 2023 August 2023 145 Street Southbound 1 train departing 145th Street station.jpg Southbound platform with 1 train leaving station West 145th Street & BroadwayNew York, New York Manhattan Hamilton Heights 40.826 N 73.95 W inline,title IRT IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line Broadway-Seventh north local NYCT Bus: M4 M5 Bx19 Columbia Transportation: Intercampus Blue, Intercampus Green, Intercampus Red 2 side platforms 3 (2 in regular service) Underground 1904 10 27 ysubscription 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 November 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012129/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/28/118948832.html live New York City Subway Broadway-Seventh local 157th Street 137th Street–City College New York City Subway none blank 96th Street express alltimes y The 145th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 145th Street in Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 trains at all times. The 145th 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 145th Street began on May 14 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as the northern terminal of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1948. The 145th Street station contains two side platforms and three tracks; the center track is not used in regular service. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platforms contain exits to 145th Street and Broadway and are not connected to each other within fare control. History Construction and opening 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 Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf November 19, 2019 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission September 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200921135400/https://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.165 In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground stations.4 Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.182 The 145th Street station was constructed as part of the IRT's West Side Line (now the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) from 133rd Street to a point 100 ft north of 182nd Street. Work on this section was conducted by L. B. McCabe & Brother, who started building the tunnel segment on May 14, 1900. On that date, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at Broadway and 156th Street, one block south of the 157th Street station site.May 15, 1900 Ground Broken for the Big Tunnel; Ceremonies on Washington Heights Where the Work Begins https://www.nytimes.com/1900/05/15/archives/group-broken-for-the-big-tunnel-ceremonies-on-washington-heights.html 2026-08-07 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 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 23, 2020 May 2, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220502022956/https://books.google.com/books?id=PLonAAAAYAAJ&q=Third+Track+North+of+Fort+George&pg=PA242 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 23, 2020 April 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120155/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 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.186November 14, 1903 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. en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1903/11/14/archives/first-of-subway-tests-west-side-experimental-trains-to-be-run-by.html May 10, 2022 0362-4331 May 5, 2022 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 live As late as October 26, 1904, the day before the subway was scheduled to open, the walls and ceilings were incomplete.1904-10-26 Clamor for Tickets for Subway Opening; Distribution Plan Criticised by Engineers and Many Others. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1904/10/26/archives/clamor-for-tickets-for-subway-opening-distribution-plan-criticised.html 2023-05-25 0362-4331 The 145th Street station opened on October 27, 1904, as the northern terminal of the original 28-station New York City Subway line to City Hall.186 It served as the initial terminus because the planned terminal at 157th Street was not yet complete due to unfinished painting and plastering work. The line was extended one stop to 157th Street a couple of weeks later on November 12, 1904,https://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 23, 2020 April 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120155/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 live191 and ultimately was extended north to 242nd Street in the Bronx by August 1908.https://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 23, 2020 April 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220422120155/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 live191August 2, 1908 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 10 The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1908/08/02/archives/our-first-subway-completed-at-last-opening-of-the-van-cortlandt.html November 6, 2016 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 Service changes and station renovations 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 23, 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 February 21, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210221065215/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 live168 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 145th Street station was extended 150 ft to the south,112–113 while the southbound platform was not lengthened.106 The work involved reconstructing the interlocking between the center and northbound tracks.112–113 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. The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.June 13, 1940 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 May 14, 2022 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 145th Street, were lengthened to 514 ft between 1946 and 1948, allowing full ten-car express trains to stop at these stations. A contract for the platform extensions at 145th Street and eight other stations on the line was awarded to Spencer, White & Prentis Inc. in October 1946,Crowell Paul October 11, 1946 Improvement Costs Voted for Subway; Board of Estimate Appropriates $31,291,000 for New Cars and Station Lengthening en-US 24 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/10/11/94061958.pdf July 28, 2021 0362-4331 May 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521165007/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/10/11/94061958.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false live with an estimated cost of $3.891 million.11 Oct 1946 City Approves $35,153,000 Subway Outlay: Board of Estimate Awards Contract for 400 Cars and 10 Station Projects 40 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1287183692 The platform extensions at these stations were opened in stages. On April 6, 1948, the platform extension at 145th Street opened.Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. 1949 New York City Board of Transportation 2027/mdp.39015023094926July 10, 1948 More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains 8 The New York Times subscription https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/10/86748393.pdf March 27, 2016 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 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.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 When skip-stop service began on August 21, 1989, skip-stop service was implemented during rush hours and middays. 145th Street was the southernmost local stop that was served by the 9 during rush hours and middays and the 1 at other times.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 On September 4, 1994, midday skip-stop service was discontinued.Chan Sewell January 12, 2005 MTA Proposes Dropping No. 9 Train The New York Times https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E5D71638F931A25752C0A9639C8B63 April 18, 2010 November 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071128053709/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E5D71638F931A25752C0A9639C8B63 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 live Station layout thumb|150px|Mosaic name tablet thumb|150px|Original station name cartouche with frieze This station was part of the original subway, and has two side platforms and three tracks, the center one being an unused express track. The station is served by the 1 at all timestimetable 1 and is between 157th Street to the north and 137th Street to the south.map The platforms were originally 350 ft long, like at other stations north of 96th Street,48 but as a result of the 1948 platform extension, became 520 ft long. The platform extensions are at the southern ends of the uptown platform and the northern end of the downtown platform, making them slightly offset.40 Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges.Wassef Mira Platform barriers installed at 56 subway stations in NYC PIX11 July 18, 2025 https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250721224335/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ dead Russo-Lennon Barbara These are the NYC subway stations that now have protective platform barriers amNewYork July 20, 2025 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/platform-barriers-nyc-subway-stations/ July 21, 2025 Design As with other stations built as part of the original IRT, the station was constructed using a cut-and-cover method.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 December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 208–282 (PDF pp. 209–283) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live237 The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. This trough contains a foundation of concrete no less than 4 in thick.9 Each platform consists of 3 in cm -thick mid concrete slabs, beneath which are drainage basins. The original platforms contain circular, cast-iron Doric-style columns spaced every 15 ft, while the platform extensions contain I-beam columns. Additional columns between the tracks, spaced every 5 ft, support the jack-arched concrete station roofs.4Framberger David J. 1978 Architectural Designs for New York's First Subway https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 1–46 (PDF pp. 367–412) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live9 There is a 1 in on gap between the trough wall and the platform walls, which are made of 4 in on-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish.9 The decorative scheme consists of blue tile tablets; blue tile bands; a white terracotta cornice; and light blue terracotta plaques.40 The mosaic tiles at all original IRT stations were manufactured by the American Encaustic Tile Company, which subcontracted the installations at each station.31 The decorative work was performed by tile contractor Manhattan Glass Tile Company and terracotta contractor Atlantic Terra Cotta Company.40 The platforms contain their original trim line of green with gray borders. "145" in white lettering on a dark border are tiled onto the trim. The station's other name tablets show "145TH ST." in a multi-color mosaic. The directional signs read also read "145TH ST." in white lettering on a black border. Track layout thumb|Street stair towards uptown platform The northbound local track merges with the center track north of the station and the line continues north as two tracks. The switch from the southbound track to the center track is south of the station.trackref trackbook3 Just south of the station lies the underground 137th Street Yard, which is visible from passing trains. The track layout allows northbound trains to bypass this station by switching to the center express track in the 137th Street Yard. Exits Both platforms have same-level fare control containing a bank of turnstiles, token booth, and staircases to the street. The northbound platform has two staircases (one to each eastern corner of Broadway and 145th Street) and the southbound platform has a single staircase to the northwestern corner. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow transfers between directions.Harlem/Hamilton Heights References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?6:54 IRT West Side Line 145th Street Station Reporter – 1 Train Forgotten NY – Original 28 – NYC's First 28 Subway Stations The Subway Nut – 145th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20181209092555/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/145n1/index.php December 9, 2018 145th Street 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:Harlem Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904 Category:Hamilton Heights, Manhattan Category:1904 establishments in New York City