155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

For the station actually at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue, see 155th Street (IND Concourse Line).
155th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Western street stair
Station statistics
Address West 155th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Borough Manhattan
Locale Washington Heights
Division B (IND)
Line IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services       A  (late nights)
      C  (all except late nights)
Connection
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 10, 1932; 79 years ago (September 10, 1932)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 735,801[2]  3.6%
Rank 387 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue: A  C 
Next south 145th Street: A  C 

155th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except late nights, when it is replaced by the A train.

This station has two local tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks run underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms. An emergency exit from that level leads up onto the platforms. The station once had a full-length mezzanine, but the south end at 153rd Street is now closed and used as a MTA New York City Transit facility. The north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling.

References

  1. ^ New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
  2. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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