125th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

 125 Street
 
Southbound 1 train arrives in the evening
Station statistics
AddressWest 125th Street & Broadway
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleManhattanville, Morningside Heights
Coordinates40°48′54″N 73°57′29″W / 40.815°N 73.958°W / 40.815; -73.958
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M4, M104, M125
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other namesManhattan Street
Traffic
20231,986,493 12.7%
Rank167 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
137th Street–City College
Local
116th Street–Columbia University
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times

IRT Broadway Line Viaduct (a.k.a.; Manhattan Valley Viaduct)
NRHP reference No.83001749
NYSRHP No.06101.006462
NYCL No.1094
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983
Designated NYSRHPAugust 15, 1983
Designated NYCLNovember 24, 1981

The 125th Street station (formerly the Manhattan Street station) is an elevated local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 125th Street and Broadway, at the border of the Manhattanville and Morningside Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

The 125th 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 125th Street began on June 18 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, and the station was renovated in the 2000s.

The 125th Street station contains two side platforms and three tracks; the center track is not used in regular service. The station is the only one on the 2,174-foot-long (663 m) Manhattan Valley Viaduct, which carries the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line across a natural valley surrounding 125th Street. The platforms contain windscreens and canopies. The station house beneath the platforms contains exits to 125th Street and Broadway. The Manhattan Valley Viaduct is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.