The East 149th Street station is a local

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on the

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of the

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. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of East 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, and Southern Boulevard in

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. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the

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, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. The station is slated to undergo renovations to become compliant with the

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History

This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of an extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the

. The station was built as part of the

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. Both platforms were extended at the west ( railroad south) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and the trim line is maroon with "E 149TH ST" in white

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font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset. In 2019, the

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announced that this station would become

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as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. A contract for two elevators at the station was awarded in December 2020.

Station layout

This underground station has three tracks and two

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s. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service. The 6 local train serves the station at all times. The next stop to the south is East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street, while the next stop to the north is Longwood Avenue. Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "149" tablets for "East 149th Street" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "E. 149TH STREET" in all-caps,

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lettering. Yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at either ends at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. Closed newsstands on the platforms have been tiled over.

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level

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area at the center. Each one has a

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bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the

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-bound platform go up to the either southern corners of Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street while the ones on the

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-bound platform go up to the northeast corner.

References

External links

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6 Train

East 149th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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