145th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The 145th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 145th Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

For other uses, see 145th Street.
Not to be confused with 145th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) or 145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line).
 145 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 145th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10031
BoroughManhattan
LocaleHamilton Heights
Coordinates40.826°N 73.95°W / 40.826; -73.95
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M4, M5, Bx19, Columbia Transportation Intercampus Green Line, Intercampus Blue Line, Intercampus Red Line
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20222,036,875  30.6%
Rank151 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
157th Street
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local		 137th Street–City College
toward South Ferry
Location
Track layout

to 157th Street
to 137th Street Yard
to 137th Street–City College
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times

The 145th 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 145th Street began on May 14 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.

The 145th 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 platforms contain exits to 145th Street and Broadway and are not connected to each other within fare control.

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