145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Not to be confused with 145th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line) or 145th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line).

145th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
300px Lower level platform
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10031
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, Hamilton Heights
Coordinates
Division	INDno
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line IND Concourse Line
Services	A  (all times)       B  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)       C  (all except late nights)       D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M3, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4 island platforms (2 on each level) cross-platform interchange
Tracks	7 (4 on upper level, 3 on lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932  (1932-09-10)
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	7,778,992  4.7%
Rank	52 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	155th Street (8th local): A  C  168th Street (8th express): A  155th Street (Concourse local): B  D all except rush hours, peak direction Tremont Avenue (Concourse express): D  (Terminal): B
Next south	135th Street (local): A  B  C  125th Street (express): A  D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays only

145th Street is a two level express station on the IND Eighth Avenue and Concourse Lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan. It is served by the A and D trains at all times, by the C train at all times except late nights, and by the B train on weekdays only.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents
B2 Eighth Avenue Line level	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (155th Street)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound express	← toward 207th Street (168th Street)
	Southbound express	→ toward Lefferts Boulevard or Far Rockaway ( Rockaway Park PM rush) (125th Street) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (135th Street) →
B3 Concourse Line level	Northbound local	← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (155th Street) ← toward Norwood – 205th Street (155th Street)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Peak-direction express / Short turn track	← toward Norwood – 205th Street PM rush (Tremont Avenue) → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue AM rush (125th Street) → → toward Brighton Beach middays and evenings (135th Street) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound local	→ toward Brighton Beach rush hours (135th Street) → → toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue off-peak hours (125th Street) →

File:145th Street - Brooklyn Bound Upper Level Platform.jpg

Upper level platform

The upper level has four tracks and two island platforms. The band is gold with black border. The station had a full mezzanine, although the central portion is now used as a police precinct. The lower level has three tracks and two island platforms. The tile border here is gold with black and the name tablets are black with gold border. The northbound platform is twice as wide as the station's other three similarly-sized platforms, so that the three trackways on the lower level line up directly with those above. Escalators lead up from this level to the mezzanine, bypassing the upper-level platforms. The full-time entrance is at 145th Street with a part-time north exit at 147th Street.

The center track on the lower level is used to short turn trains not going to the Bronx or by trains that run express throughout the IND Concourse Line in the peak direction depending on the time of the day.

On the upper level, just north of the station, there is an open space next to the uptown local track that was a remnant of the construction of the subway and not built for a specific purpose. That open space is where the lower level tracks turn off to the IND Concourse Line. There is a hole in the floor that allows a view of the lower level.

South of this station, through 135th Street, to just north of 125th Street, the line has six tracks. The express trains use the innermost pair of tracks, and the locals uses the outermost tracks. This section of the line is nicknamed "Homeball Alley" due to the large amount of switches and signals in this area.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND 8th Avenue: 145th Street
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — D Train
• The Subway Nut — 145th Street Pictures
• 145th Street modern entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 147th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View