116th Street–Columbia University station

The 116th Street–Columbia University station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and 116th Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, just outside the west gate to the main campus of Columbia University and the southeast corner of the Barnard College campus. The station is served by the 1 train at all times.

 116 Street–Columbia University
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 116th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10027:1
BoroughManhattan
LocaleMorningside Heights
Coordinates40°48′29″N 73°57′50″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M4, M60 SBS, M104
Columbia Transportation: all routes except Fort Lee Shuttle.
Barnard Public Safety Shuttle
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20222,897,994 59%
Rank95 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
125th Street
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street

Local
Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
toward South Ferry
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times

116th Street–Columbia University Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 1096
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001020
NYCL No.1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004
Designated NYCLOctober 23, 1979

The 116th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes 116th Street began on June 18 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1948 to accommodate ten-car trains, the station's median entrance was replaced in the 1960s, and the station was renovated in the 2000s.

The 116th Street station contains two side platforms and three tracks; the center track is not used in regular service. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The mezzanine above the platforms contains exits to 116th Street and Broadway, and the northbound platform contains an additional exit to 115th Street. The original section of the station is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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