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Sign on the platform of Harlem – 148th Street |
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| Address | West 149th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard New York, NY 10039 |
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| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Harlem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Lenox Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 3 (all times) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 13, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | 148th Street – Lenox Terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2010) | 989,568[1] 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 355 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | (Terminal): 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | 145th Street: 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harlem – 148th Street (formerly 148th Street – Lenox Terminal), is a terminal station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 149th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, it is served by the 3 train at all times.
This is one of only two stations on the 3 that is not served by another train service at any given time (the other being 145th Street, which is the next station south).
This station is the northern terminal of the IRT Lenox Avenue Line. There are two tracks and one island platform here. The tracks end at bumper blocks at the west end of the platform. Next to the station is Lenox Yard, which is used for train storage and has no maintenance facility. The yard predates the station, which was added in 1968 at a relatively low cost, since the yard and the track connection were already there. Formerly, the terminal was one station to the south, at 145th Street.
Due to the high ceiling, platform service information signs are hung from heavy cables.
The station's only mezzanine is at the west (railroad north) end of the station. From the single island platform, a double-wide stairway leads up to a set of doors that separate the street-level station-house at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. There are three turnstiles and a token-booth.
This station was intended to be a replacement for the 145th Street station. However, plans to shut down 145th Street were cancelled due to protests from residents of a nearby apartment complex.
From 1995–2008, this station lacked full-time service, as 3 trains did not operate during late nights. Full-time service was restored on July 27, 2008.[2]