125th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

The 125th Street station is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 125th Street (also known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) and Lenox Avenue (also known as Malcolm X Boulevard) in Harlem, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times.

 125 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 125th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10027
BoroughManhattan
LocaleHarlem
Coordinates40.807°N 73.945°W / 40.807; -73.945
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services   2  (all times)
   3  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M7, M60 SBS, M101, M102, M125
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedNovember 23, 1904 (1904-11-23)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20222,521,152 18.8%
Rank121 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
135th Street
services split
116th Street
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times

The 125th 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 on the tunnel segment that includes the 125th Street station started on October 2 of the same year. The station opened on November 23, 1904. The station platforms were lengthened in 1910.

The 125th Street station contains two side platforms and two tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platforms contain exits to Lenox Avenue's intersection with 125th Street and are not connected to each other within fare control.

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