East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street (IRT Pelham Line)

 East 143 Street–St. Mary's Street
 "6" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address East 143rd Street (St. Mary's Street) & Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10454
Borough The Bronx
Locale Mott Haven, Port Morris
Coordinates 40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 40.808125°N 73.907862°W / 40.808125; -73.907862Coordinates: 40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 40.808125°N 73.907862°W / 40.808125; -73.907862
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Pelham Line
Services       6  (all times)
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened January 7, 1919 (1919-01-07)[1]
Station code 374[2]
Wireless service [3]
Former/other names East 143rd Street
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 285,667[4] Decrease 8.8%
Rank 418 out of 425
Station succession
Next north East 149th Street: 6 
Next south Cypress Avenue: 6 

East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times, and is located at the intersection of East 143rd Street (also known as St. Mary's Street) and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.

Station layout

Track layout
to E 149 St
to Cypress Av
G Street level Exit/entrance
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local ← "6" train toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Cypress Avenue)
Peak-direction express ← "6" express train does not stop here →
Northbound local → "6" train toward Parkchester (PM rush) or Pelham Bay Park (other times) (East 149th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound street stair

This underground station, opened on January 7, 1919,[1] has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "143" tablets for "East 143rd Street" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "E. 143RD STREET" in all-caps, serif lettering. Dark blue i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at the east (railroad north) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is blue with "E 143RD ST" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

A southbound 6 local train consisting of R62As pulling into the East 143rd Street station bound for Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.[5] There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over.

By passenger count, it is both the least-used station in the Bronx and the least-used IRT station citywide.

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the south (geographical west) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the either southern corners of the T-intersection of Southern Boulevard and East 143rd Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Grand Concourse / Yankee Stadium" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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