135th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

135 Street
135 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Northbound staircase on the southeast corner. An elevator on the northeast corner can be seen in the background.
Station statistics
Address	West 135th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard; New York, NY 10030
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem
Coordinates	40.814°N 73.941°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services	2 (all times); 3 (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M7, M102, Bx33; Short Line Bus: 208
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	November 23, 1904
Station code	438[1]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service	[2]
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	4,268,823[3] 5.3%
Rank	115 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	149th Street–Grand Concourse (via White Plains Rd): 2 ; 145th Street (via Lenox): 3
Next north	Third Avenue–149th Street (via White Plains Rd): 2 ; none: 3
Next south	125th Street: 2 3
Next south	96th Street: 2 3
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

135th Street is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times.

History

This station opened just after midnight on November 23, 1904, as part of the IRT's original system. It was completed along with the rest of the IRT Lenox Avenue Line, then known as the East Side Subway or East Side Branch, south of 145th Street.[4]

Starting on March 2, 1998, the tunnel was reconstructed along with the cracked tunnel floor. This was done to correct a major water problem that had existed for many years due to the presence of the Harlem Creek and other underground streams, which caused extensive flooding, water damage, and seepage problems that occasionally contributed to severe service disruptions.[5][6] The project cost $82 million and was finished on October 12, 1998.[5][7] During the reconstruction, many 2 trains were rerouted via the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, while the 3 trains were rerouted to the 137th Street–City College station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Each of the two Lenox Avenue Line tracks were alternately taken out of service and supplemental shuttle bus service connecting to other lines in the area were provided for much of this time.[8][9]

Station layout

Track layout

					to 145 St
					to 149 St–Grand Concourse












					to 125 St

G	Street level	Entrance/exit Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue; elevator for southbound service at southwest corner
P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward 241st Street (149th Street–Grand Concourse) ← toward 148th Street (145th Street)
	Center track	→ No regular service
	Southbound	→ toward Flatbush Avenue (125th Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue (Times Square late nights) (125th Street) →
	Side platform

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The northbound outer track merges with the center track just north of the station and the center track merges with the southbound outer one just south of the station. The center track was last used by late night 3 shuttle trains from Harlem–148th Street when they terminated here prior to 1995.

Both platform mosaics have three different kinds of trim line and name tablets.

North of the station, a diamond crossover allows trains to switch between the two tracks. At the 142nd Street Junction, the 2 train provides service to the Bronx via the IRT White Plains Road Line while the 3 continues on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line to 145th Street and Harlem–148th Street.[10]

The 1995 artwork here is called Harlem Timeline by Willie Birch. It features mosaics of notable Harlem residents on the station platforms.[11] The one on the southbound side includes Adam Clayton Powell, Joe Louis, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Charlie Parker, Clara Ward, and Louis Armstrong while one on the northbound side includes the Harlem Globetrotters, the NAACP, Abyssian Baptist Church, Cotton Club, and Randall's Island football team.[12]

Exits

Each platform has one same-level entrance at the center containing a turnstile bank, token booth, and two stairs to the streets, the northbound side to the east side of Lenox Avenue and the southbound side to the west. Each fare control area also has one elevator from the street installed in mid-2008 that make this station fully ADA-accessible.[13]

One stair, NW corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street (southbound only)[13]
One stair and one elevator, SW corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street (southbound only)[13]
One stair and one elevator, NE corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)[13]
One stair, SE corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)[13]

References

"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
"Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"East Side Subway Open — Train from 145th Street to Broadway in 9 Minutes and 40 Seconds" (PDF). The New York Times. November 23, 1904. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
"New York City Transit - History and Chronology". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
Lii, Jane H. (February 28, 1998). "Tunnel Work To Cut Service On 2 Subways". The New York Times. p. B-4. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
Lueck, Thomas J. (October 13, 1998). "Beating Deadline, Normal Service Returns for the Nos. 2 and 3 Subway Lines". The New York Times. p. B-3. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
Newman, Andy (December 12, 1997). "Repairs to Lenox Ave. Tunnel To Affect Many Subway Lines". The New York Times. p. B-8. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
"Lenox Rehab '98 2 3 Lenox Line Service Guide March 2-October 1998". thejoekorner.com. New York City Transit. 1998. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
"135th Street - Willie Birch - Harlem Timeline, 1995". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
"Artwork: Harlem Timeline (Willie Birch)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 135th Street
nycsubway.org — Harlem Timeline Artwork by Willie Birch (1995)
Station Reporter — 2 Train
Station Reporter — 3 Train
The Subway Nut — 135th Street Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — 135th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)
135th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-2] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[riderref-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[4] "East Side Subway Open — Train from 145th Street to Broadway in 9 Minutes and 40 Seconds" (PDF). The New York Times. November 23, 1904. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

[MTA-Chronology-5] "New York City Transit - History and Chronology". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[6] Lii, Jane H. (February 28, 1998). "Tunnel Work To Cut Service On 2 Subways". The New York Times. p. B-4. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[7] Lueck, Thomas J. (October 13, 1998). "Beating Deadline, Normal Service Returns for the Nos. 2 and 3 Subway Lines". The New York Times. p. B-3. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[8] Newman, Andy (December 12, 1997). "Repairs to Lenox Ave. Tunnel To Affect Many Subway Lines". The New York Times. p. B-8. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

[9] "Lenox Rehab '98 2 3 Lenox Line Service Guide March 2-October 1998". thejoekorner.com. New York City Transit. 1998. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[tracks-10] Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.

[11] "135th Street - Willie Birch - Harlem Timeline, 1995". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[12] "Artwork: Harlem Timeline (Willie Birch)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[:MTA-Maps-13] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / Hamilton Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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