SUBWAY: 1 9
Borough: Manhattan
1 (All Times) To: 242 Street-Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (Northbound) and South Ferry, Manhattan (Southbound) via Broadway Skip-Stop or 7 Avenue Local
9 (Rush Hours Only (6:30-9:30AM & 3:30-8PM) To: 242 Street-Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (Northbound) and South Ferry, Manhattan (Southbound) via Broadway Skip-Stop or 7 Avenue Local
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125 Street
is the only part of the
opening day subway that is elevated. It is this way because of
Manhattan Valley, which it is located in. When exiting the tunnel
on a train notice that it is going DOWN a little. Good out of system railfanning spots are the Tunnel Portal South of the Station and the Tunnel Portal north of the station.
The Station Before Rehabilitation:
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| (125n11) An end of the platform (with no wind screen) at 125 Street (1,9) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 30 March, 2003 | (125n12) The middle of the platform (with canopy) at 125 Street (1,9). There is also a boring 1970s windscreen. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 30 March, 2003 |
The Station During Rehabilitation: In the Fall of 2003 125 Street was reconstructed to look like it did on opening day, 1904. The boring 1970s windscreen was replaced with green glass windows. Trains skipped the station in different directions at different times. When I went all downtown trains were skipping the station. Since 137 Street has no crossover, free transfer tickets were given out. (All Photos unless otherwise noted in this section are by Jeremiah Cox on 13 November, 2003)
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| (125n13) Looking down 125 Street (1,9) during reconstruction | (125n14) A portion of the closed platform at 125 Street (1,9) with scaffolding for a wall. A bench and pay phone are still there tough | (125n15) Another portion of the closed platform at 125 Street (1,9) This part with no covering | (125n16) Looking the other way down the platform at 125 Street (1,9) A downtown 9 (R-62A) bypasses the station |
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| (125n17) A portion of the new wall with windows by a staircase to the mezzanine at 125 Street (1,9) | (125n18) An old looking wall and bench at 125 Street (1,9) | (125n19**) A lone lamppost lights the closed platform at 125 Street (1,9) | (125n110) Looking down the other staircase to the mezzanine at 125 Street (1,9) |
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| (125n111) The mezzanine at 125 Street (1,9) a lot of it is closed. All walls have blue plywood | (125n112) Part of the area under the canopys at 125 Street (1,9) wall is half up of plywood and scaffolding | (125n113) The 125 Street (1,9) viaduct viewed from 12 Avenue (19 December, 2003) | (125n114) The 125 Street (1,9) viaduct covered with reconstruction material viewed from 12 Avenue (19 December, 2003) |
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| (125n114z) A zoom in of the viaduct from the photo below (19 December, 2003) | (125n115) Bypassing 125 Street (1,9) on the center track because of construction (21 December, 2003) |
| Tunnel Portal South of the Station|Tunnel Portal north of the station|Page 1|Page 2 |
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| (125n116) Looking up at the very high 125 Street (1,9) station. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 9 September, 2004 | (125n117) Looking up an escalator up into 125 Street
(1,9) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 October, 2004 |
(125n118) Looking down the platform at 125 Street (1,9) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 October, 2004 | (125n119) Looking down the platform at 125 Street (1,9) Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 2 October, 2004 |
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About 125 Streets
Location: @Broadway
Bus Connections: Bx15·M4·M104
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This Page Was Last Updated: 5 December, 2004
**Due to darkness This photo was
digitally enhanced
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