145 Street  ​​​
A northboundR179C train stopped on the upper level
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem,Hamilton Heights
Coordinates	40°49′27″N73°56′41″W / 40.82404°N 73.944769°W /40.82404; -73.944769
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line IND Concourse Line
Services	A  (all times) ​  B  (weekdays during the day) ​  C  (all except late nights) ​  D  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Bx19,M2,M3,M10,M100,M101
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	4island platforms (2 on each level) cross-platform interchange
Tracks	7 (4 on upper level, 3 on lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (93 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
Accessible	notADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Traffic
2024	4,958,581[3]  6%
Rank	57 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 168th Street A  towardInwood–207th Street Express 125th Street A  ​D  via59th Street–Columbus Circle Tremont Avenue D  Concourse express Express 155th Street B  ​D  towardNorwood–205th Street Terminus Local 135th Street A  ​B  ​C  via59th Street–Columbus Circle 155th Street A  ​C  toward168th Street Local
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend Upper platforms, 8 Av Line to168th Street (Eighth Ave express) to155th Street (Eighth Ave local) to135th Street (local) to125th Street (express) Lower platforms, Concourse Line toTremont Ave (Concourse express) to155th Street (Concourse local) to135th Street (local) or125th Street (expr) to125th Street (express) Upper level Lower level
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays during the day

The145th Street station is a bi-level expressstation on theIND Eighth Avenue andConcourse lines of theNew York City Subway, located at the intersection of145th Street andSt. Nicholas Avenue inHarlem andHamilton Heights, Manhattan. It is served by theA andD trains at all times, theC train at all times except late nights, and theB train on weekdays only (the latter of which terminates here during select midday trips and all evening trips). There is aNew York City Police Department (NYPD) transit precinct at the station.

Upper level platform

Lower level platform

On August 3, 1923, theNew York City Board of Estimate approved theWashington Heights Line, an extension of the Broadway Line to Washington Heights. The line was to have four tracks from Central Park West at 64th Street under Central Park West, Eighth Avenue,Saint Nicholas Avenue, and private property to 173rd Street, and two tracks underFort Washington Avenue to 193rd Street. South of 64th Street, one two-track line would connect to the Broadway Line stubs at 57th Street, and another would continue under Eighth Avenue to30th Street atPenn Station, with provisions to continue downtown.^[4][5]

MayorJohn Hylan instead wanted to build an independent subway system, operated by the city. TheNew York City Board of Transportation (NYCBOT) gave preliminary approval to several lines in Manhattan, including one on Eighth Avenue, on December 9, 1924. The main portion of the already-approved Washington Heights Line—the mostly-four track line north of 64th Street—was included, but was to continue north from 193rd Street to 207th Street. South of 64th Street, the plan called for four tracks in Eighth Avenue,Greenwich Avenue, the planned extension ofSixth Avenue, andChurch Street. Two tracks would turn east underFulton Street orWall Street and under theEast River toDowntown Brooklyn.^[6][7]

Agroundbreaking ceremony was held at St. Nicholas Avenue and 123rd Street on March 14, 1925.^[8] Most of the Eighth Avenue Line was dug using a cheapcut-and-cover method, where the street above was excavated. Still, the construction of the line was difficult, as it had to go under or over several subway lines.^[9]

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operatedIndependent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, theEighth Avenue Line betweenChambers Street and207th Street.^[2][10] At this time, only the upper level of the station opened, as the IND Concourse Line was still under construction. When the IND Concourse Line opened for service on July 1, 1933,^[11] the lower level was opened.^[12]

The station has been undergoing renovations since 2017 as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. This is because of an MTA study conducted in 2015, which found that 45 percent of components were out of date.^[13]

In January 2024, accessibility at the station was proposed as part of the 2020-2024 Capital Program.^[14] In May 2024, theFederal Transit Administration awarded the MTA $157 million for accessibility renovations at five stations, including 145th Street.^[15][16][17] The funds would be used to add elevators, signs, and public-announcement systems, as well as repair platforms and stairs, at each station.^[17] The accessibility project was to be funded bycongestion pricing in New York City, but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed.^[18]

G	Street level	Entrance/exit
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agents,MetroCard machines
B2 Eighth Avenue Line platforms	Northbound local	← toward168th Street(155th Street/Eighth) ← towardInwood–207th Street late nights(155th Street/Eighth)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward Inwood–207th Street(168th Street)
	Southbound express	→ towardFar Rockaway–Mott Avenue,Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street, orOzone Park–Lefferts Boulevard(125th Street) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ towardEuclid Avenue(135th Street) → → towardFar Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights(135th Street) →
B3 Concourse Line platforms	Northbound local	← towardBedford Park Boulevard rush hours and select midday trips(155th Street/Concourse) ← towardNorwood–205th Street(155th Street/Concourse)
	Island platform
	Peak-direction express/ short turn	← PM rush toward Norwood–205th Street(Tremont Avenue) → toward Brighton Beach select midday trips and evenings(135th Street) → → AM rush towardConey Island–Stillwell Avenue(125th Street) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Brighton Beach rush hours and select midday trips(135th Street) → → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue(125th Street) →

The 145th Street station is a bi-level express station. The upper level has four tracks and twoisland platforms and the lower level has three tracks and two island platforms. Both platforms offer a cross-platform interchange between express and local trains like any typical express station in the subway system. The northbound platform on the lower level is twice as wide as the station's other three similarly sized platforms, being 39 feet wide, so that the three trackways on the lower level line up directly with those above.^[12][19] Escalators lead up from this level to the mezzanine, bypassing the upper-level platforms.

The center track on the lower level is used to originate and terminate selectB trains during limited middays and early evenings, when it does not run to and fromthe Bronx. During rush hours, this track is used byD trains that run express on the IND Concourse Line in the peak direction. This track is not used during late nights or weekends.^{[19][20][21][22]}

TheA andD both stop here at all times; theC stops here except at night; and theB stops here only on weekdays during the day. The A and C are on the upper level and the B and D are on the lower level. The A runs express during the day and local at night. The B and C always run local. The D always runs express south of the station; it also runs express north of the station but only in the peak direction during rush hours; other times, it runs local north of the station. The next stop to the north on the upper level is155th Street for local trains and168th Street for express trains, while the next stop to the north on the lower level is155th Street for local trains andTremont Avenue for express trains. The next stop to the south for all levels is135th Street for local trains and125th Street for express trains.

Both levels have a trim line on the track walls, which is yellow with a black border. It is two tiles high, a pattern usually reserved for local stations. Tile captions reading "145" in white lettering on black run below the trim line at regular intervals.The trim line was part of a color-codedtile system used throughout the IND.^[23] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away fromLower Manhattan. As such, a different tile color is used at168th Street andTremont Avenue, the next express stations to the north on the Eighth Avenue and Concourse lines, respectively. Yellow tiles are used at the local stations between 145th Street and either 168th Street or Tremont Avenue.^[24][25]Yellow I-beam columns run along all the platforms, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

The station used to have a full mezzanine; now, the central portion is used as a police precinct. The station contains the headquarters of theNew York City Police Department (NYPD)'s Transit District 3.^[26]

On the upper level, just north of the station, there is an open space next to the uptown local track ^[27] that was a remnant of the construction of the subway and not built for a specific purpose. That open space is where the lower level tracks turn off to theIND Concourse Line. There is a hole in the floor that allows a view of the lower level.

South of this station, the seven tracks merge into four, then split back out into six tracks north of135th Street. The six-track section continues until just north of125th Street. The express trains use the innermost pair of tracks, and the locals uses the outermost tracks.^[19] This section of the line is nicknamed "Homeball Alley"—a reference to ahome signal, a type ofrailway signal used in the New York City Subway system.^[28]

The full-time entrance is at 145th Street with a part-time north exit at 147th Street. The station has entrances leading to each corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street, an entrance between buildings on the west side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets, and an entrance on the east side of St. Nicholas Avenue between West 147th and West 148th Streets.^[29] There is a closed exit to the northwestern corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 146th Street.^[13]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org –IND 8th Avenue: 145th Street
• Station Reporter —A Lefferts
• Station Reporter —A Rockaway
• Station Reporter —B Train
• Station Reporter —C Train
• Station Reporter —D Train
• The Subway Nut —145th Street PicturesArchived 2019-09-30 at theWayback Machine
• 145th Street modern entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 147th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Upper platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Lower platforms from Google Maps Street View

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