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155th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

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

For other uses, see 155th Street.

 155 Street
 "B" train"D" train

West 155th Street (lower level) & Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY

B (IND)[1]

   B rush hours until 7:00 p.m. (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)
   D all except rush hours, peak direction (all except rush hours, peak direction)

Underground

3

July 1, 1933 (1933-07-01)

Yes

155th Street–Eighth Avenue

585,619[2]Decrease 7.1%

364 out of 423[2]

History[edit]

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).[3][4] The route of the Concourse Line was approved to Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the New York City Board of Transportation.[4][5] Construction of the line began in July 1928.[6] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.[7][8]

nycsubway.org –

IND Concourse: 155th Street/8th Avenue

Station Reporter —

B Train

Station Reporter —

D Train

The Subway Nut — Archived January 6, 2019, at the Wayback Machine

155th Street – 8th Avenue Pictures

Eighth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View