Harlem – 148th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

Harlem – 148th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
View of platform at Harlem – 148th Street
Station statistics
Address	West 149th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard New York, NY 10039
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem
Coordinates	40°49′26″N 73°56′13″W / 40.824°N 73.937°W / 40.824; -73.937Coordinates: 40°49′26″N 73°56′13″W / 40.824°N 73.937°W / 40.824; -73.937
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services	3  (all times)
Connection	NYCT Bus: M2
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 13, 1968 (1968-05-13)
Former/other names	148th Street – Lenox Terminal
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,209,633[1]  3.3%
Rank	336 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 3
Next south	145th Street: 3
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)

Harlem – 148th Street (signed as 148th Street – Lenox Terminal), is a terminal station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. The name is partially erroneous, as the station is not actually at 148th Street, but 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 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.

Sign on the platform of Harlem – 148th 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.^[2]

From 1995 to 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.^[3]

While this station may appear to be underground, it is actually at-grade. A building, which rests on pilotis, exists above the station.^[4][5][6]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
	Fare control	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P Platform level
	Yard tracks	No passenger service
	Track 2	→ toward New Lots Avenue (Times Square – 42nd Street late nights) (145th Street) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	→ toward New Lots Avenue (Times Square – 42nd Street late nights) (145th Street) →
	Maintenance tracks	No passenger service

References

External links

Media related to Harlem – 148th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: 148th Street/Lenox Terminal
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• Seventh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View