Central Park North–110th Street station

Central Park North–110 Street
Central Park North–110 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	North end of the platform, seen in 2015
Station statistics
Address	West 110th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard; New York, NY 10026
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem
Coordinates	40.798°N 73.953°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services	2 (all times); 3 (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M2, M3, M4
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 23, 1904
Station code	441[1]
Wireless service	[2]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Former/other names	110 St–Central Park North
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	2,666,985[3] 5.6%
Rank	181 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	116th Street: 2 3
Next south	96th Street: 2 3
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Central Park North–110th Street (signed as 110 St–Central Park North on overhead signs) is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 110th Street and Lenox Avenue at the southern edge of Harlem, Manhattan. 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]

2020 fire

On March 27, 2020, a northbound 2 train caught fire as it entered the Central Park North–110th Street station, killing the operator, injuring at least 16 others, and damaging the station.[10][11] The incident was investigated as a possible arson, as several other fires had been observed in nearby stations.[12][13]

Station layout

Track layout

					to 116 St









					to 96 St

G

Street level

Exit/entrance

P
Platform level

Northbound

←

toward 241st Street (116th Street)
←

toward 148th Street (116th Street)

Island platform

Fare control, station agent

Island platform

Southbound

→

toward Flatbush Avenue (96th Street) →
→

toward New Lots Avenue (Times Square late nights) (96th Street) →

The entrance on 110th Street-Central Park North station

This underground station is the southernmost station on the Lenox Avenue Line. South of this station, the line turns southwest under the Great Hill and North Woods of Central Park, then west under 104th Street, and then south once again at Broadway, merging with the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to become the express tracks of that line.

This has two tracks and an island platform. The platform is wider at its south end than at its north, where it was extended in the 1950s and the tracks curve. Both track walls have some of the original, hanging mosaic designs and the platform has a line of red circular columns in the middle.

The station's artwork, installed during a 1998 renovation, is called Message from Malcolm by Maren Hassinger. It consists of mosaic panels on the platform and main fare control area's street stairs that depict quotes and writings by Malcolm X written in script and surrounded by mosaic borders.

Exits

This station has two fare control areas, both of which are on platform level:

The full-time one is at the south end and has a bank of four turnstiles, token booth, and double-wide staircase going up to the northwest corner of Central Park North and Malcolm X Boulevard.[14]
A full height turnstile at the center of the platform leads to a staircase that goes up to the northwest corner of West 111th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.[14]

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.
"One dead, at least 16 hurt in New York City subway fire". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
Press, Associated (2020-03-27). "New York: man killed and at least a dozen hurt in subway fire, officials say". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
Tracy, Thomas. "Hero MTA train operator dies trying to evacuate commuters from Harlem subway fire, at least nine others hospitalized". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
"'Hero' Train Conductor Dead, 16 Hurt in NYC Subway Fire; Blaze Probed as Suspicious: Officials". NBC New York. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / East Harlem" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 110th Street/Central Park North
nycsubway.org – Message from Malcolm Artwork by Maren Hassinger (1998)
Station Reporter — 2 Train
Station Reporter — 3 Train
The Subway Nut – Central Park North–110th Street Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit – Central Park North–110th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)
110th Street (Central Park North) entrance from Google Maps Street View
111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform 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.

[10] "One dead, at least 16 hurt in New York City subway fire". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[11] Press, Associated (2020-03-27). "New York: man killed and at least a dozen hurt in subway fire, officials say". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[12] Tracy, Thomas. "Hero MTA train operator dies trying to evacuate commuters from Harlem subway fire, at least nine others hospitalized". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[13] "'Hero' Train Conductor Dead, 16 Hurt in NYC Subway Fire; Blaze Probed as Suspicious: Officials". NBC New York. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[MTA-Maps-14] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Harlem / East Harlem" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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