Harlem-145 Street (A, B, C, D)-The Subway Nut

A (All Times) To: 207 Street, Manhattan (Northbound) and Far Rockaway or Lefferts Boulevard, Queens (Southbound) via Central Park West or Fulton Express

C (All Times except Late Nights (11PM-5AM) To: 168 Street, Manhattan (Northbound) or Euclid Avenue, Brooklyn (Southbound) via Central Park West-Fulton Local

D (All Times) To: Coney Island, Brooklyn (Southbound) or Norwood-205 Street, Bronx (Northbound) via Concourse or Central Park West-6 Avenue-4 Avenue Express and West End Line

This is an account of transferring at 145 Street (The reason at the bottom of the page Harlem-145 Street is written is because the B's destination signs say it (The real 'Harlem' station, on the map, is Harlem-125 Street (4,5,6, Metro-North) it is written nowhere else in the station and no one calls it Harlem-145 Street) from a downtown A an uptown D: Getting off the A I walk to the nearest staircase that goes up. (The staircases that go down go straight down to the downtown B,D. There is no transfer mezzanine like at West 4 Street).


(145a1.jpg) The uptown upper level (A,C) Platform at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 February, 2003	(145a2.jpg) Looking down the downtown (A,C) Platform at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a3.jpg) The platform walls look the same on both levels this one is on the northbound upper level (A,C) Platform at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a4.jpg) Going down to the D on the uptown (A,C) platform between levels at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003

(145a11.jpg) An A (R-44) stopped at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 25 January, 2004	(145a12.jpg) Going up to the mezzanine at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) the ceiling on the upper level is high Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 25 January, 2004	(r9ona2) The R-9 A train at 145 St (A,C,B,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 22 August, 2004	(145a16.jpg) A not in service A (R-44) bound for Rockaway Park (begins service at 59 St) stopped for a red signal with just 1/2 the front car inside 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 23 February, 2004

(145a17) An R-32 C train at 145 St (A,C,B,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 20 August, 2004

On the mezzanine there is a transit police station. This leads me to believe that when the station was first opened and until the police station was built the station had a full length mezzanine, like a lot of other IND stations. I also wonder if any staircases were removed (like at 59 Street shown from the outdated station layout maps in the station). This section of the mezzanine is for the exit to 145 Street. It has two staircases up from each direction and to my dismay only an up escalator from the northbound D platform only.


(145a5.jpg) The wall on the mezzanine with a sign pointing towards 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a13.jpg) Looking down the northern (147 St) mezzanine at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 25 January, 2004

I walk down to the uptown A,C platform, and continue down another staircase to the B,D platform. This platform is unusual. The uptown platform occupies the space of the same platform upstairs and what would be the uptown express track. Then there is a middle track that is used by D Concourse express trains during peak direction rush hours and by the B when it terminates here.


(145a6.jpg) Looking down the double width uptown lower level platform at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a7.jpg) Since it is the middle of the day a B (R-68) terminates at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) in the center track. Had I known that there was a B train, I could have walked down a flight and gone through the train. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a8.jpg)A column sign at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a9.jpg) Looking onto the lower level normal downtown platform at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003

(145a10.jpg) During Peak Direction Rush Hours when the <D> runs express the doors only open on whatever direction it is running, this is a okay to open sign and monitor for southbound trains at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 19 December, 2003	(145a14.jpg) A Bronx-bound B (R-40S) at 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 23 February, 2004	(145a15.jpg) A Bronx-bound B (R-40S) leaving 145 Street (A,B,C,D) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 23 February, 2004

Location: @St. Nicholas Avenue
Bus Connections: M3·BX19
Ease of Transfer: 2.5 out 5 "I can't stand all the stairs transferring directions."