157th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

157th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
242nd Street-bound platform looking south
Station statistics
Address	West 157th Street & Broadway New York, NY 10032
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights
Coordinates	40°50′02″N 73°56′38″W / 40.834°N 73.944°W / 40.834; -73.944Coordinates: 40°50′02″N 73°56′38″W / 40.834°N 73.944°W / 40.834; -73.944
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Connection	NYCT Bus: M4, M5, Bx6
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 12, 1904 (1904-11-12)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,481,873[1]  0.7%
Rank	147 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	168th Street: 1
Next south	145th Street (local): 1  96th Street (express): no regular service
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)

157th Street is a station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 157th Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Opened on November 12, 1904, this station was the first to be added to the subway following its opening the previous October 27. 145th Street, the next station south, was the original terminal.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit
P Platform level	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Van Cortlandt Park – 242nd Street (168th Street)
	Southbound	→ toward South Ferry (145th Street) → (No service: 96th Street)
	Side platform, doors open on the right

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. The platforms contain their original trim line that includes "157" mosaics and name tablets reading "157TH ST." There are also directional signs on the tiles containing white lettering on a black background and brown border. Both platforms have tiled columns that run along the entire length and contain "157" painted in black. Some of the columns separating the two tracks have "157" signs in black letting on white borders.

Each platform, narrow by IRT standards, has one same-level fare control area near the middle. Both are fully staffed, containing a turnstile bank and token booth, and have two street stairs, the northbound side to the southeast corners of 157th Street and Broadway and the southbound side to either western corners of the aforementioned intersection. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.

As of 2012, only the South Ferry-bound side token booth is staffed.

Image gallery

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  Original station name mosaic

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  Ceramic cartouche with number "157"

References

External links

Media related to 157th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—IRT West Side Line: 157th Street
• Station Reporter — 1 Train
• The Subway Nut — 157th Street Pictures
• 157th Street downtown entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 157th Street uptown entrance from Google Maps Street View