125th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

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125th Street
New York City Subway station

Station information
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1 (all times)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Passengers (2006)	2.282 million ▲ 2%
Other
Borough	Manhattan
Opened	October 27, 1904^[1]
Next north	137th Street–City College: 1
Next south	116th Street–Columbia University: 1

125th Street is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 125th Street and Broadway, where Morningside Heights meets Harlem, it is served by the 1 train at all times. It is the only station on the short elevated Manhattan Valley Viaduct, which bridges the Manhattan Valley from 122nd to 135th Streets. This area is also referred to as Manhattanville. The viaduct allows the trains to remain relatively level while traversing the valley. Stairs and escalators lead to a mezzanine under the tracks that allows access to both uptown and downtown trains from either side of Broadway.

The express track that passes through the station is currently unused in revenue service. When opened, the name of the station (and the street) was Manhattan Street.