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116th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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116th Street is a local station
on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and 8th Avenue
in the Manhattan
neighborhood of Harlem
, it is served by the C
train at all times except late nights, and the B
train on weekdays. Late nights only the A
train stops here.
This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has four tracks and two side platform
s. The two center express tracks are used by the A and D
train during daytime hours. The platforms have name tablets reading "116TH ST." in white sans serif lettering on a blue background and black border, but no trim line. Small direction and name signs reading "116" in white lettering on a black border run at regular intervals. There are blue I-beam columns that run along both platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.
Each platform has one same-level fare control area at their extreme south ends. Each one has a turnstile
bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The ones on the northbound platform go up to either eastern corners of 116th Street and Eighth Avenue while the ones on the southbound platform go up to either western corners.
There are no crossovers or crossunders. As a result, this station and 135th Street
are the only two on the Eighth Avenue Line north of 59th Street that do not permit free transfers between opposite directions. There is evidence on both sides of an abandoned part-time entrance at the north end that led to West 118th Street.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and 8th Avenue
Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)
Eighth Avenue is a north-south avenue on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic. Eighth Avenue begins in the West Village neighborhood at Abingdon Square and runs north for 44 blocks through Chelsea, the Garment District, Hell's Kitchen's east end, Midtown and the...
in the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
neighborhood of Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, it is served by the C
C (New York City Subway service)
The C Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train at all times except late nights, and the B
B (New York City Subway service)
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train on weekdays. Late nights only the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train stops here.
This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has four tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The two center express tracks are used by the A and D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train during daytime hours. The platforms have name tablets reading "116TH ST." in white sans serif lettering on a blue background and black border, but no trim line. Small direction and name signs reading "116" in white lettering on a black border run at regular intervals. There are blue I-beam columns that run along both platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.
Each platform has one same-level fare control area at their extreme south ends. Each one has a turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The ones on the northbound platform go up to either eastern corners of 116th Street and Eighth Avenue while the ones on the southbound platform go up to either western corners.
There are no crossovers or crossunders. As a result, this station and 135th Street
135th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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 Manhattan, it is served by the C train at all times except late nights, B train during weekdays, and A train during late nights.This is...
are the only two on the Eighth Avenue Line north of 59th Street that do not permit free transfers between opposite directions. There is evidence on both sides of an abandoned part-time entrance at the north end that led to West 118th Street.
External links
- Station Reporter — B Train
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — 116th Street Pictures
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=125+Street+%26+St+Nicholas+Av+nyc&sll=40.813972,-73.949382&sspn=0.003849,0.013433&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=St+Nicholas+Ave+%26+W+125th+St,+New+York,+10027&ll=40.804503,-73.955573&spn=0.004052,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.804466,-73.955476&panoid=Aiz6D59gtuLQNcv5WVCyRw&cbp=12,328.79,,0,3.63116th Street entrance at northwest from Google Maps Street View]