157th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

 157 Street
 "1" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
242nd Street-bound platform looking south
Station statistics
Address West 157th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10032
Borough Manhattan
Locale Washington Heights
Coordinates 40°50′02″N 73°56′38″W / 40.834°N 73.944°W / 40.834; -73.944Coordinates: 40°50′02″N 73°56′38″W / 40.834°N 73.944°W / 40.834; -73.944
Division A (IRT)
Line       IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services       1  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: M4, M5, Bx6, Bx6 SBS
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened November 12, 1904 (1904-11-12)
Station code 303[1]
Wireless service [2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,488,053[3] Decrease 1.5%
Rank 145 out of 425
Station succession
Next north 168th Street: 1 
Next south 145th Street (local): 1 
96th Street (express): no regular service

157th Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 157th Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

History

Track layout
to 168 St
to 145 St
Original station name mosaic

157th Street was first opened on a temporary basis on October 29, 1904, at which point it was still incomplete.[4] The station was used to allow passengers to get to a football game at the Polo Grounds, to accommodate fans heading to the Yale–Columbia game.[5] At the time, the original northern terminal of the original IRT was 145th Street, the next station south.[6][7]

157th Street was formally opened on November 12, 1904. This station was the first to be added to the subway following the opening of the original 28 stations. The station's opening was delayed by two weeks because there was still painting and plastering work going on in the station.[8] 157th Street thus became the terminal for trains not going via the IRT Lenox Avenue Line. The terminal of 157th Street had facilities for switching trains, relieving congestion at 96th Street. On March 12, 1906, the IRT was extended from 157th Street to 221st Street.[9] Shuttle trains served the new extension terminating at 157th Street, meaning that passengers south of 157th Street wanting to go to stations on the extension had to transfer at 157th Street.[10] On May 30, 1906, express trains began running through to 221st Street eliminating the need to transfer at this station.[11]

In 1948, platforms on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from 103rd Street to 238th Street were lengthened to 514 feet to allow full ten-car express trains to platform. Previously the stations could only platform six car local trains. The platform extensions were opened in stages. On April 6, 1948, the stations from 103rd Street to Dyckman Street had their platform extensions opened, with the exception of the 125th Street, which had its extension opened on June 11, 1948.[12][13]

Station layout

G Street level Exit
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound ← "1" train toward Van Cortlandt Park (168th Street)
Southbound → "1" train toward South Ferry (145th Street) →
(No service: 96th Street)
Side platform, doors open on the right
Downtown entrances

This station has two tracks and two side platforms, which are narrow even by IRT standards. The platforms contain their original trim line that includes "157" mosaics and name tablets reading "157TH ST." There are also directional signs on the tiles containing white lettering on a black background and brown border. Both platforms have tiled columns that run along the entire length and contain "157" painted in black. Some of the columns separating the two tracks have "157" signs in black letting on white borders.

Exits

Each platform has one same-level fare control area near the middle. Both are fully staffed, containing a turnstile bank and token booth, and each has two street stairs. The northbound side's two exits lead to the southeast corner of 157th Street and Broadway, and the southbound side's two exits lead to the northwest corner of the aforementioned intersection. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. Only the South Ferry-bound side token booth is staffed.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cudahy, Brian J. (1995-01-01). Under the Sidewalks of New York: The Story of the Greatest Subway System in the World. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN 9780823216185.
  5. ↑ "Subway On East Side Will Be Opened Soon: New Switching Station on West Side Nearly ready, too Football Trains On Today" (PDF). The New York Times. November 12, 1904. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ James Blaine Walker, Fifty Years of Rapid Transit, 1864-1917, published 1918, pp. 162-191
  7. ↑ "New York City subway opens - Oct 27, 1904". history.com. 1904-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  8. ↑ Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1904-01-01.
  9. ↑ "Farthest North in Town by the Interborough". The New York Times. January 14, 1907. p. 18.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Express to 221st Street: Will Run In the Subway To-day–New 181st Street Station Ready" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  12. ↑ Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949.
  13. ↑ "More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains". The New York Times. 1948-07-10. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  14. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem/Hamilton Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
Ceramic cartouche with number "157"
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