The 155th Street station (155th Street–Eighth Avenue on some signage) is a local
station
Station may refer to:
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on the
IND Concourse Line of the
New York City Subway
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. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level
155th Street's lower level and
Frederick Douglass Boulevard, at the border of
Harlem and the
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the Harlem River in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th Street and the Macombs Dam Bridge viaduct to ...
section of
Washington Heights neighborhoods of
Manhattan. It is served by the
D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the
B during rush hours only. The station opened in 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse Line.
History
This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-owned
Independent Subway System (IND).
The route of the Concourse Line was approved to
Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the
New York City Board of Transportation.
Construction of the line began in July 1928.
The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.
Station layout
This underground station has two
side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by the D express train during rush hours in the peak direction.
Both platforms have an orange trim line with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "155TH ST. – 8TH AVE." in white
sans-serif
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lettering on a black background with orange border. Small "155" and directional tile captions in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line and some of the mosaic name tablets. Orange-yellow I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.
The street staircase is wider than normal staircases, since the
Polo Grounds
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stadium, home of the former
New York Giants
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, was situated near the station, before the team left for
San Francisco in 1958. The stadium was demolished in 1964 to make way for public housing after the
New York Mets played there in 1962 and 1963. Today,
Rucker Park is located at the entrance of the station.
An abandoned tower sits on the south end of the Brooklyn-bound platform. When the
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue Elevated or Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened on July 3, 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, as an experimental single-track cable ...
and later the
Polo Grounds Shuttle were in service, there was a provision for transfer tickets between the IND underground level and the IRT elevated shuttle level. A very steep walk was needed to make this transfer.
This is the only station in Manhattan that is served solely by the IND Concourse Line. To the north, the line continues under the
Harlem River towards
161st Street–Yankee Stadium in
the Bronx. To the south, the line continues under Saint Nicholas Place to a transfer station with the
IND Eighth Avenue Line at
145th Street. South of 145th Street, the IND Concourse Line merges with the IND Eighth Avenue Line.
Exit
This station has a full length
mezzanine
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above the platforms. However, only the northern end is open and has six staircases to the platforms. The Brooklyn-bound platform has four closed staircases while the Bronx-bound one has five. The mezzanine has yellow I-beam columns. The
fare control area at the north end has a
turnstile bank, token booth, one exit-only turnstile on each side of the mezzanine, and a quadruple-wide staircase diagonal to the mezzanine that goes up to the west side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 155th Street and Harlem River Drive.
References
External links
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* Station Reporter â€
B Train* Station Reporter â€
* The Subway Nut â€
155th Street – 8th Avenue Pictures
Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street ViewPlatforms from Google Maps Street View
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IND Concourse Line stations
New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
New York City Subway stations located underground
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1933
1933 establishments in New York City
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights, Manhattan