145th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

145th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & Broadway New York, NY 10031
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, Hamilton Heights
Coordinates	40°49′34″N 73°57′00″W / 40.826°N 73.950°W / 40.826; -73.950Coordinates: 40°49′34″N 73°57′00″W / 40.826°N 73.950°W / 40.826; -73.950
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Connection	NYCT Bus: M4, M5, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,364,151[2]  2.8%
Rank	152 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	157th Street: 1
Next south	137th Street – City College: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

145th Street 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 Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Van Cortlandt Park – 242nd Street (157th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward South Ferry (137th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

This station has three tracks and two side platforms. The northbound local track merges with the center track north of the station and the line continues north as two tracks. The middle track from here south to 103rd Street is unused for revenue service. The platforms here are offset with the northbound one being slightly more to the south.

The track layout allows northbound trains to bypass this station by switching to the center express track in the 137th Street Yard south of the station. This was used when the 1 train ran skip-stop service with the 9 train from 1989–2005. During rush hours, 9 trains served this station while 1 trains bypassed it. Northbound 1 trains used the center express track and all southbound trains used only the southbound local track.

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. The station's columns, which run entirely along both platforms, are I-beams with a blue trim and "145" in black numbers.

Both platforms have same-level fare control containing a bank of turnstiles, token booth, two staircases to the street, the northbound platform to the east side of Broadway and the southbound platform to the west. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow transfers between directions.

Just south of the station lies the underground 137th Street Yard, which is visible from passing trains.

This was the northern terminal station of the original IRT subway on opening day, which operated from City Hall.

Image gallery

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  Name mosaic

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  Original station name cartouche with frieze

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  Street stair

References

External links

Media related to 145th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—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
• 145th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View