135th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

135 Street
135 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	West 135th Street & Saint Nicholas Avenue; New York, NY 10030
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, Hamilton Heights
Coordinates	40°49′02″N 73°56′53″W / 40.81709°N 73.94803°WCoordinates: 40°49′02″N 73°56′53″W / 40.81709°N 73.94803°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A (late nights); B (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.); C (all except late nights)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M3, Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	6 (4 in passenger service)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (89 years ago)
Station code	152
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2019	1,743,921 7.5%
Rank	268 out of 424
Station succession
Next north	145th Street (Eighth): A C ; 145th Street (Concourse): B
Next south	125th Street: A B C
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	Stops all times except late nights
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	Stops weekdays only

135th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights in Manhattan, it is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.

History[]

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.^[2]^[6]

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Entrance/exit
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (145th Street) ← toward 168th Street (145th Street) ← toward 207th Street late nights (145th Street)
	Northbound layup track	← No regular service
	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	← do not stop here →
	Southbound layup track	← No regular service
	Southbound local	← weekdays toward Brighton Beach (125th Street) → ← toward Euclid Avenue (125th Street) → ← toward Far Rockaway late nights (125th Street) →
	Side platform

Mosaic name tablet

Entrance in park at 137th Street

There is no trim line at this station, but there are mosaic name tablets reading "135TH ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a Prussian green background and black border. Small tile captions reading "135" run along the wall at regular intervals between the name tablets, and under the name tablets are directional captions, all in white lettering on a black background. Hunter green I-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

This station is the only local station with six tracks between two side platforms and is one of only three stations in the entire subway system that features six tracks on the same level, within the same tunnel (the others are DeKalb Avenue and Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets, both in Downtown Brooklyn). The two outermost tracks are used by local trains stopping at this station, while the two innermost tracks are used by express trains. The middle tracks in each direction are lay-up tracks and not used in revenue service.^[7] All fare controls are at platform level and there are no mezzanines, crossovers, or crossunders.

This station is located close to the nearby City College of New York.

Exits[]

The full-time booths are at the 135th Street end, at 137th Street there is a part-time exit. The booth at the 137th Street exit has been removed.^[8] There were restrooms at the 137th Street end of the southbound platform. Both street staircases at this end were built with their entry points facing St. Nicholas Park and have an old-fashioned appearance.

One stair, west side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 135th Street, within St. Nicholas Park (southbound only)^[9]
One stair, NE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)^[9]
Two stairs, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)^[9]
One stair, west side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 137th Street, within St. Nicholas Park (southbound only)^[9]
One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 137th Street (exit-only from northbound platform).^[9] This exit features an array of stone casting in a Cathedral-like setting, originally built in 1932.

References[]

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ Reopening Closed Subway Entrances Using High Entry/Exit Turnstiles - Suggestions from the New York City Transit Riders Council (PDF) (Report). New York City Transit Riders Council. November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links[]

nycsubway.org – IND Eighth Avenue: 135th Street
Station Reporter — B Train
Station Reporter — C Train
The Subway Nut — 135th Street Pictures Archived June 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Edgecombe Avenue, 135th Street, and Saint Nicholas Avenue entrances from Google Maps Street View
135th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View
137th Street stone entrance from Google Maps Street View
137th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

[1] "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[Chambers-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[stationinformation-3] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[riderref-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[Opening2-6] Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

[tracks-7] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[8] Reopening Closed Subway Entrances Using High Entry/Exit Turnstiles - Suggestions from the New York City Transit Riders Council (PDF) (Report). New York City Transit Riders Council. November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[:0-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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