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155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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155th Street is a local station
on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at 155th Street
and St. Nicholas Avenue
in the Harlem
neighborhood of Manhattan
, it is served by the C
train at all times except late nights, when it is replaced by the A
train.
This station has two local tracks and two side platform
s. The express tracks run underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms. An emergency exit from that level leads up onto the platforms. The station once had a full-length mezzanine
, but the south end at 153rd Street is now closed and used as a MTA New York City Transit facility. The north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling.
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 155th Street
155th Street (Manhattan)
155th Street is a major crosstown street in the Harlem neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.155th Street starts on the West...
and St. Nicholas Avenue
Saint Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)
Saint Nicholas Avenue is a major New York City street. It runs north-south between 193rd Street and 111th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It goes through the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Inwood...
in the 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...
neighborhood of 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...
, 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, when it is replaced by 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.
This station has two local 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 express tracks run underneath on a lower level and are not visible from the platforms. An emergency exit from that level leads up onto the platforms. The station once had a full-length mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
, but the south end at 153rd Street is now closed and used as a MTA New York City Transit facility. The north end at 155th Street has vent chambers and a high ceiling.
External links
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — 155th Street Pictures
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=W+207th+St+%26+Broadway,+New+York,+10034&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.587666,76.552734&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FW2XbwIdQg2Y-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=W+207th+St+%26+Broadway,+New+York,+10034&ll=40.831314,-73.940928&spn=0.003848,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.830889,-73.941375&panoid=11GDazv2VoUmXxj0S7K2Fw&cbp=12,242.33,,0,1.84155th Street-southwestern corner from Google Maps Street View]