116th Street-Columbia University is a local station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the 1 train at all times. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and 116th Street, just outside the west gate to the main campus of Columbia University and the southeast corner of the Barnard College campus. The express track that passes through the station is currently unused in revenue service.
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History
Operation of the first subway began on October 27, 1904, with the opening of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway from City Hall to 145th Street on the West Side Branch including the 116th Street station.
In 1948, platforms on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line from 103rd Street to 238th Street were lengthened to 514 feet to allow full ten-car express trains to platform. Previously the stations could only platform six car local trains. The platform extensionswere opened in stages. On April 6, 1948, the stations from 103rd Street to Dyckman Street had their platform extensions opened, with the exception of the 125th Street, which had its extension opened on June 11, 1948.
In 2002, it was announced that 116th Street would be one of ten subway stations citywide, as well as one of five on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, to receive renovations.
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Station layout
The 116th Street-Columbia University station is laid out in a typical local stop setup. There are two side platforms and three tracks, the center one being an unused express track. The southbound local track is technically known as BB1 while the northbound one is BB4; the BB designation is used for chaining purposes along the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line from 96th Street to 242nd Street. Although it cannot be accessed at 116th Street-Columbia University, the center track is designated as M. It is important to note that these designations are rarely, if ever, used in ordinary conversation.
Until the 1960s, the station was served by an entrance kiosk similar to the one still in use two miles south at 72nd Street. Today, the concourse is entirely underground, with stairways on either side of Broadway that serve both uptown and downtown trains. In 2004, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Exits
Unlike most local stops on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, one can transfer between directions at this station. A mezzanine above the tracks at this station leads to four stairs, two to each northern corner of Broadway and 116th Street. There is also an exit-only near the southern end of the northbound platform that leads to the east side of Broadway at 115th Street, outside the Alfred Lerner Hall.
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References
Further reading
- Lee Stokey. Subway Ceramics : A History and Iconography. 1994. ISBN 978-0-9635486-1-0
External links
- nycsubway.org - IRT West Side Line: 116th Street
- Station Reporter - 1 Train
- Forgotten NY - Original 28 - NYC's First 28 Subway Stations
- MTA's Arts For Transit - 116th Street-Columbia University (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)
- 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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