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215th Street station

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The215th Street stationis a localstationon theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Lineof theNew York City Subway.Located at the intersection of 215th Street andTenth Avenuein theManhattanneighborhood ofInwood,it is served by the1train at all times. It is the northernmost subway station in the system onManhattan Island.

215 Street
"1" train
New York City Subwaystation (rapid transit)
Facing southbound viewing the station
Station statistics
AddressWest 215th Street & 10th Avenue
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleInwood
Coordinates40°52′10″N73°54′54″W/ 40.869473°N 73.915074°W/40.869473; -73.915074
DivisionA(IRT)[1]
LineIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services1all times(all times)
TransitBus transportNYCT Bus:M100,Bx7,Bx20
StructureElevated
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedMarch 12, 1906(118 years ago)(1906-03-12)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
2023459,810[2] Increase14%
Rank393 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City SubwayNew York City Subway Following station
Marble Hill–225th Street
towardVan Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Local 		207th Street
towardSouth Ferry
Location
215th Street station is located in New York City Subway
215th Street station
215th Street station is located in New York City
215th Street station
215th Street station is located in New York
215th Street station
Track layout

Legend
toMarble Hill–225th Street
to207th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

Built by theInterborough Rapid Transit Company(IRT), the station opened on March 12, 1906, as part of thefirst subway.The northbound platform was lengthened in 1910 while the southbound platform was lengthened in 1948.

History

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Street level view

The West Side Branch of thefirst subwaywas extended northward to a temporary terminus of221st Streetand Broadway on March 12, 1906 with the first open station atDyckman Street,as the stations at168th Street,181st Street,and191st Streetwere not yet completed.[3][4][5]This extension was served by shuttle trains operating between 157th Street and 221st Street until May 30, 1906, when express trains began running through to 221st Street.[6][7]

To address overcrowding, in 1909, theNew York Public Service Commissionproposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.[8]: 168 As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $49.1 million in 2023) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $16.4 million in 2023) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.[9]: 15 The northbound platform at the 215th Street station was extended 50 feet (15 m) at both its north and south ends.[9]: 114 The southbound platform was not lengthened.[9]: 106 Six-car local trains began operating in October 1910,[8]: 168 and ten-car express trains began running on the West Side Line on January 24, 1911.[8]: 168 [10]Subsequently, the station could accommodate six-car local trains, but ten-car trains could not open some of their doors.[11]

The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.[12][13]Platforms at IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations between103rd Streetand238th Street,including those at 215th Street, were lengthened to 514 feet (157 m) between 1946 and 1948, allowing full ten-car express trains to stop at these stations.[11]A contract for the platform extensions at 215th Street and five other stations on the line was awarded to the Rao Electrical Equipment Company and the Kaplan Electric Company in June 1946.[14]The platform extensions at these stations were opened in stages. On July 9, 1948, the platform extensions at stations between207th Streetand 238th Street, including the 215th Street station, were opened for use at the cost of $423,000.[11][15]At the same time, the IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of"R-type" rolling stock,which containedrollsignswith numbered designations for each service.[16]The route to 242nd Street became known as the1.[17]

In 1969, the station's wooden platforms were replaced with concrete ones.[18]

The station was renovated by an in-house crew ofNew York City Transit Authorityemployees in 1990.[19]

From January 5 to December 20, 2019, a free out-of-system transfer was provided from this station toInwood–207th Streetto accommodate the temporary closure of the IRT platforms at168th Street,where a free transfer was normally provided. A similar transfer was also provided one station south at207th Street.[20][21]

Station layout

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Northbound 1 train entering the station
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ←towardVan Cortlandt Park–242nd Street(Marble Hill–225th Street)
←termination track (select AM rush trips)
Peak-direction express →No regular service
Southbound local →towardSouth Ferry(207th Street)→
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent,MetroCardandOMNYmachines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits

This elevated station has twoside platformsand three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service.[22]The station is served by the1at all times[23]and is betweenMarble Hill–225th Streetto the north and207th Streetto the south.[24]Both platforms have beige windscreens and dark canopies in the center, which were replaced as part of a renovation project in 2012. At either ends of the platforms, black steel waist-high fences are installed. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering.

The 1991 artwork here is calledElevated Nature I-IVbyWopo Holup.It consists of two concrete panels with wooden frames on the southbound platform's station house. Each panel consists of eight squares depicting tree limbs. This artwork is also located at four other stations on this line.

The station is near the northern end of the207th Street Yard,which includes the 215th Street Signal Shop, and the MTA BusesKingsbridge Depotwhich is just slightly north of this station. It is also four blocks along 218th Street fromInwood Hill Parkand, also on 218th Street, provides access toColumbia University'sBaker Field athletic complex,as well as theAllen Hospital,a satellite facility ofNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.North of the station, the line crosses over theHarlem River Ship Canalvia theBroadway Bridgeinto the mainland of New York.

Exits

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View of one of the staircases to the southbound platform

Both platforms have one wooden adjacent station house in the center. However, only the southbound one is used for passenger service. Three doors from the platform lead to a small waiting area, where aturnstilebank provides access to and from the station. Outsidefare control,there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either western corners of Tenth Avenue and 215th Street.[25]

The station house on the northbound platform is used for employees only. One exit-only turnstile at platform level leads to a staircase that goes down to the northeast corner of 215th Street and Tenth Avenue while aHigh Entry/Exit Turnstile,also at platform level, leads to a staircase going down to the southeast corner.[25][26]

Ridership

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In 2018, the station had 553,050 boardings, making it the 402nd most used station in the 424-station system. This amounted to an average of 1,787 passengers per weekday. In terms of annual passenger ridership and in terms of weekday daily ridership, this is the least used station in Manhattan.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Glossary".Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)(PDF).Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on February 26, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 1,2021.
  2. ^abc"Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)".Metropolitan Transportation Authority.2023.RetrievedApril 20,2024.
  3. ^"Farthest North in Town by the Interborough"(PDF).The New York Times.January 14, 1907. p. 18.
  4. ^Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York.New York State Public Service Commission. 1913.
  5. ^"Trains To Ship Canal: But They Whiz by Washington Heights Station"(PDF).The New York Times.March 13, 1906. p. 16.RetrievedAugust 16,2015.
  6. ^Interborough Rapid Transit Company (1906).Subway Division - New York City(Map).
  7. ^"Express to 221st Street: Will Run In the Subway To-day–New 181st Street Station Ready"(PDF).The New York Times.May 30, 1906. p. 1.
  8. ^abcHood, Clifton (1978)."The Impact of the IRT in New York City"(PDF).Historic American Engineering Record. pp. 146–207 (PDF pp. 147–208).RetrievedDecember 20,2020.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ^abcReport of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1910.Public Service Commission. 1911.
  10. ^"Ten-car Trains in Subway to-day; New Service Begins on Lenox Av. Line and Will Be Extended to Broadway To-morrow".The New York Times.January 23, 1911.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedApril 5,2018.
  11. ^abcReport for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949.New York City Board of Transportation. 1949.hdl:2027/mdp.39015023094926.
  12. ^"City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign".The New York Times.June 13, 1940.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2022.RetrievedMay 14,2022.
  13. ^"Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration".New York Herald Tribune.June 13, 1940. p. 25.ProQuest1248134780.
  14. ^"Platform Awards Made; Two Concerns to Enlarge Six Subway Stations of IRT"(PDF).The New York Times.June 14, 1946. p. 23.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 27,2021.
  15. ^"More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains"(PDF).The New York Times.July 10, 1948. p. 8.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedMarch 27,2016.
  16. ^Brown, Nicole (May 17, 2019)."How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious".amNewYork.RetrievedJanuary 27,2021.
  17. ^Friedlander, Alex; Lonto, Arthur; Raudenbush, Henry (April 1960)."A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA"(PDF).New York Division Bulletin.3(1). Electric Railroaders' Association: 2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 14, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 27,2021.
  18. ^Minutes and Proceedings.New York City Transit Authority. 1969. p. 1217.
  19. ^Cox, Jeremiah (December 31, 2010)."A plaque for the station opened in 1907 and rehabilitated in 1991".subwaynut.Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 26,2020.
  20. ^"Station Info (168 St)".MTA.RetrievedDecember 14,2018.
  21. ^"Washington Heights subway station set to close for elevator repairs".ABC7 New York.January 3, 2019.RetrievedOctober 24,2020.
  22. ^Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002].Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006(3rd ed.). Dougherty.OCLC49777633– viaGoogle Books.
  23. ^"1 Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023".Metropolitan Transportation Authority.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
  24. ^"Subway Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.September 2021.RetrievedSeptember 17,2021.
  25. ^ab"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Inwood"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.2015.RetrievedJuly 29,2016.
  26. ^"Inwood Rezoning Proposal Chapter 14: Transportation"(PDF).edc.nyc.2017. p. 14-47, 14-48. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 27, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 26,2020.
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