155 Street  ​
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	West 155th Street (lower level) & Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem, and theCoogan's Bluff section ofWashington Heights
Coordinates	40°49′48″N73°56′21″W / 40.829917°N 73.939104°W /40.829917; -73.939104
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (weekdays only) ​  D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Bx6,Bx6 SBS,M2,M10
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933 (92 years ago) (1933-07-01)
Former/other names	155th Street–Eighth Avenue
Traffic
2024	556,909[2]  4.9%
Rank	373 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 161st Street–Yankee Stadium B  ​D  towardNorwood–205th Street 145th Street B  ​D  towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to161st Street–Yankee Stadium to145th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops weekdays during the day

The155th Street station (155th Street–Eighth Avenue on some signage) is a localstation on theIND Concourse Line of theNew York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level155th Street's lower level andFrederick Douglass Boulevard, at the border ofHarlem and theCoogan's Bluff section ofWashington Heights neighborhoods ofManhattan. It is served by theD train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and theB weekdays only. The station opened in 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse Line.

This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-ownedIndependent Subway System (IND).^[3][4] The route of the Concourse Line was approved toBedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by theNew York City Board of Transportation.^[4][5] Construction of the line began in July 1928.^[6] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.^[7][8]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent,OMNY machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardBedford Park Boulevard rush hours and select midday trips(161st Street–Yankee Stadium) ← towardNorwood–205th Street(161st Street–Yankee Stadium)
	Peak-direction express	← AM / PM rush does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ towardBrighton Beach rush hours and select midday trips(145th Street) → → towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(145th Street) →
	Side platform

This underground station has twoside platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by the D express train during rush hours in the peak direction.^[9]

Both platforms have an orange trim line with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "155TH ST. – 8TH AVE." in whitesans-serif 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 thePolo Grounds stadium, home of the formerNew York Giants, was situated near the station, before the team left forSan Francisco in 1958. The stadium was demolished in 1964 to make way for public housing after theNew 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 west end of the Brooklyn-bound platform. When theIRT Ninth Avenue Line and later thePolo 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 east, the line continues under theHarlem River towards161st Street–Yankee Stadium inthe Bronx. To the west, the line turns south and continues under Saint Nicholas Place to a transfer station with theIND Eighth Avenue Line at145th Street. South of 145th Street, the IND Concourse Line merges with the IND Eighth Avenue Line.

This station has a full-lengthmezzanine above the platforms.^[10] However, only the eastern 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.^[11][12][13] The mezzanine has yellow I-beam columns. Thefare control area at the north end has aturnstile bank, token booth, and one exit-only turnstile on each side of the mezzanine.

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.^[14] The exit measures 28.5 feet (8.7 m) wide and 21 feet (6.4 m) deep. Three handrails separate the staircase into four "aisles".^[10] Originally, the stairway had an open cast-iron railing, similar to others in the New York City Subway system.Urbahn Architects redesigned the exit around 2020 to make it more resistant to flooding. The redesigned stair is surrounded on three sides by a glass flood wall, which rests on a concretecoping just above ground level and is held in place by steel posts placed every 4 feet (1.2 m). The entrance is flanked by pillars measuring 6.5 feet (2.0 m) high; a portable floodwall could be placed between the pillars during severe weather.^[10]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to155th Street (IND Concourse Line).

• nycsubway.org –IND Concourse: 155th Street/8th Avenue
• Station Reporter —B Train
• Station Reporter —D Train
• The Subway Nut —155th Street – 8th Avenue PicturesArchived January 6, 2019, at theWayback Machine
• Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• IND Concourse Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1933
• 1933 establishments in New York City
• Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
• Washington Heights, Manhattan

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