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
West 155th Street (lower level) & Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washington Heights
Underground
3
July 1, 1933
Yes
155th Street–Eighth Avenue
585,619[2] 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]