The 155th Street station is a local

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on the

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of the

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. Located under the intersection of 155th Street and

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, at the border of the

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and Washington Heights neighborhoods of

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, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.

History

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated

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(IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street. Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million (equivalent to $ million in . While the

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already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West and Frederick Douglass Boulevard provided an alternative route.

Station layout

This underground station has two local tracks with two

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. Two express tracks, used by the A train during daytime hours, run below the station and are not visible from the platforms. The station once had a southern

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with exits to 153rd Street, but it is now closed and used as a

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facility. The north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling. Like several other IND Eighth Avenue Line local stations, this station does not have a trim line, but does have mosaic name plates reading "155TH ST." in white

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lettering on a yellow background with black border. Small tile captions reading "155" run along the wall at regular intervals between the name tablets, and beneath the name tablets are directional captions, all white lettering on a black background.

Exits

This station has pairs of staircases leading to the northwestern, northeastern, and southwestern corners of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 155th Street.

References

External links

* * Station Reporter �
C Train
* The Subway Nut �
155th Street Pictures

155th Street southwestern corner entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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