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{{Short description|New York City Subway station in Manhattan}}
{{Other uses|155th Street (disambiguation){{!}}155th Street}}
{{About|the New York City Subway station at Frederick Douglass Boulevard|the station at St. Nicholas Avenue|155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox NYCS
| name = 155 Street
| former = 155th Street–Eighth Avenue
| image = IND 155th Street northbound platform.jpg
| image_caption = Northbound platform
| address = West 155th Street (lower level) & Frederick Douglass Boulevard<br>New York, New York
| borough = [[Manhattan]]
| locale = [[Harlem]], and the [[Coogan's Bluff]] section of [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40.829917|N|73.939104|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = IND
| line = [[IND Concourse Line]]
| service = Concourse local
| connection = {{bus icon}} [[NYCT Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|M10}}
| platforms = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 3
| structure = Underground
| open_date = {{start date and age|1933|07|1|p=y}}
| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line=Concourse local|left=161st Street–Yankee Stadium|right=145th Street|note-left={{NYCS Concourse local|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS Concourse local|time=1}}}}
| legend = {{NYCS infobox legend|allexceptrush}}{{NYCS infobox legend|rushonly}}{{NYCS infobox legend|weekdaysonly}}
| layout = {{NYCS 3-tracked local station|inline=y
|1=161st Street–Yankee Stadium
|2=145th Street
|code=IND Concourse Line
|dir=W
}}
}}

The '''155th Street station''' ('''155th Street–Eighth Avenue''' on some signage) is a local [[metro station|station]] on the [[IND Concourse Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level [[155th Street (Manhattan)|155th Street]]'s lower level and [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Frederick Douglass Boulevard]], at the border of [[Harlem]] and the [[Coogan's Bluff]] section of [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] neighborhoods of [[Manhattan]]. It is served by the [[D (New York City Subway service)|D]] train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the [[B (New York City Subway service)|B]] weekdays only. The station opened in 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse Line.

== History ==
This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-owned [[Independent Subway System]] (IND).<ref name="NYTimes-OurGreatSubway-IND2ndSystem-1929">{{cite news|last1=Duffus|first1=R.L.|date=September 22, 1929|title=Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1929/09/22/91938390.pdf|access-date=August 19, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes-HylanSubway-CulverCrstwnQBL-19253">{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/03/21/101651400.pdf |title=New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000 |date=March 21, 1925 |page=1}}</ref> The route of the Concourse Line was approved to [[Bedford Park Boulevard (IND Concourse Line)|Bedford Park Boulevard]] on June 12, 1925 by the [[New York City Board of Transportation]].<ref name="NYTimes-HylanSubway-CulverCrstwnQBL-19253"/><ref name="NYTimes-INDCncrse-LastSect-1928">{{cite news|date=September 2, 1928|title=Board Speeds Subway on Grand Concourse|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/09/02/105201433.pdf|access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> Construction of the line began in July 1928.<ref name="Raskin-RoutesNotTaken-20132">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5b6cAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT112|title=The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System|author=Joseph B. Raskin|date=November 1, 2013|publisher=Fordham University Press|isbn=978-0-8232-5369-2|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.<ref name="NYTimes-INDCncrseOpen-1933">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/01/archives/new-bronx-subway-starts-operation-40000000-branch-of-city-system.html|title=New Bronx Subway Starts Operation|date=July 1, 1933|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="BklynEagle-INDCncrseOpen-1933">{{cite news|date=July 1, 1933|title=Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M.|page=20|newspaper=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/59843693/?terms=concourse%2Bsubway%2Bbronx|access-date=October 26, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{{NYCS Platform Layout IND Concourse Line/local}}
[[File:IND Concourse 155th Street Mosaic.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Name tablet mosaic]]
[[File:155entrance.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Staircase along Frederick Douglass Boulevard within the [[Polo Grounds Towers]]]]
This underground station has two [[side platform]]s and three tracks. The center track is used by the D express train during rush hours in the peak direction.<ref name="tracks">{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook3}}</ref>

Both platforms have an orange trim line with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "155TH ST. – 8TH AVE." in white [[sans-serif]] lettering on a black background with orange border. Small "155" and directional tile captions in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line and some of the mosaic name tablets. Orange-yellow I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.

The street staircase is wider than normal staircases, since the [[Polo Grounds]] stadium, home of the former [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], was situated near the station, before the team left for [[San Francisco]] in 1958. The stadium was demolished in 1964 to make way for public housing after the [[New York Mets]] played there in 1962 and 1963. Today, [[Rucker Park]] is located at the entrance of the station.

An abandoned tower sits on the west end of the Brooklyn-bound platform. When the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line]] and later the [[Polo Grounds Shuttle]] were in service, there was a provision for transfer tickets between the IND underground level and the IRT elevated shuttle level. A very steep walk was needed to make this transfer.

This is the only station in Manhattan that is served solely by the IND Concourse Line. To the east, the line continues under the [[Harlem River]] towards [[161st Street–Yankee Stadium (IND Concourse Line)|161st Street–Yankee Stadium]] in [[the Bronx]]. To the west, the line turns south and continues under Saint Nicholas Place to a transfer station with the [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] at [[145th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|145th Street]]. South of 145th Street, the IND Concourse Line merges with the IND Eighth Avenue Line.

This station has a full-length [[mezzanine (architecture)|mezzanine]] above the platforms.<ref name="Informed Infrastructure 2023"/> However, only the eastern end is open and has six staircases to the platforms. The Brooklyn-bound platform has four closed staircases while the Bronx-bound one has five.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?91572|title = Showing Image 91572}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?91573|title = Showing Image 91573}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?91577|title = Showing Image 91577}}</ref> The mezzanine has yellow I-beam columns. The [[fare control]] area at the north end has a [[turnstile]] bank, token booth, and one exit-only turnstile on each side of the mezzanine.

===Exit===
A quadruple-wide staircase diagonal to the mezzanine that goes up to the west side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 155th Street and Harlem River Drive.<ref>{{Cite NYC neighborhood map|Hamilton Heights}}</ref> The exit measures {{convert|28.5|ft}} wide and {{convert|21|ft}} deep. Three handrails separate the staircase into four "aisles".<ref name="Informed Infrastructure 2023"/> Originally, the stairway had an open cast-iron railing, similar to others in the New York City Subway system. [[Urbahn Architects]] redesigned the exit around 2020 to make it more resistant to flooding. The redesigned stair is surrounded on three sides by a glass flood wall, which rests on a concrete [[Coping (architecture)|coping]] just above ground level and is held in place by steel posts placed every {{convert|4|ft}}. The entrance is flanked by pillars measuring {{convert|6.5|ft}} high; a portable floodwall could be placed between the pillars during severe weather.<ref name="Informed Infrastructure 2023">{{cite web | title=AIA Excelsior Award for 155th Street subway station by Urbahn Architects | website=Informed Infrastructure | date=January 23, 2023 | url=https://informedinfrastructure.com/79369/aia-excelsior-award-for-155th-street-subway-station-by-urbahn-architects/ | access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>

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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Concourse_Line#155th_Street-8th_Avenue|IND Concourse|155th Street/8th Avenue}}
* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20150113015342/http://www.stationreporter.net/btrain.htm B Train]
* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20150112231643/http://www.stationreporter.net/dtrain.htm D Train]
* The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/155d/index.php 155th Street – 8th Avenue Pictures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106123034/http://www.subwaynut.com/ind/155d/index.php |date=January 6, 2019 }}
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.83025,-73.936476&spn=0,359.986567&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.830142,-73.936546&panoid=itXXTkBCJqhoI9SmkLeXLA&cbp=12,313.51,,1,5.45 Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8307953,-73.9374084,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-thZ3g1zFhpU%2FWTN2rabAnMI%2FAAAAAAAAqsY%2FSHFRF8dDYEUfy6DVs0qmcQGHebCe9gsMACLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-thZ3g1zFhpU%2FWTN2rabAnMI%2FAAAAAAAAqsY%2FSHFRF8dDYEUfy6DVs0qmcQGHebCe9gsMACLIB%2Fw234-h106-k-no-pi-0-ya123.99999-ro-0-fo100%2F!7i8704!8i4352 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]

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