116th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)
116th Street  | |||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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Southbound staircase on the northwest corner | |||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||
| Address |
West 116th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10026 | ||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||
| Locale | Harlem | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°48′07″N 73°57′00″W / 40.802°N 73.95°WCoordinates: 40°48′07″N 73°57′00″W / 40.802°N 73.95°W | ||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||
| Line | IRT Lenox Avenue Line | ||||||
| Services |
2  (all times) 3 (all times) | ||||||
| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: M7, M102, M116 | ||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Opened | November 23, 1904 | ||||||
| Wireless service |
 [1] | ||||||
| Traffic | |||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
3,948,545[2]  2.7% | ||||||
| Rank | 126 out of 422 | ||||||
| Station succession | |||||||
| Next north |
125th Street: 2 3 | ||||||
| Next south |
Central Park North – 110th Street: 2 3 | ||||||
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116th Street is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, it is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times. It has two tracks and two side platforms.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← toward Wakefield – 241st Street (125th Street) ← toward Harlem – 148th Street (125th Street) | |
| Southbound | → toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue (110th Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue (Times Square – 42nd Street late nights) (110th Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
The station has extensive mosaics featuring Harlem history and famous African-Americans. It was fully renovated as part of the 1998 Lenox Avenue subway reconstruction project. Fare control is at platform level. There are no crossovers or crossunders between the two side platforms to allow free transfer between directions. The reconstruction project gave this station all new wall tile and restored the "116" terra cotta wall cartouches as well as to combat a major water seepage problem along the Lenox Avenue Line.
The artworks here are Harlem Timeline (Willie Birch, 1995) and Minton's Playhouse/Movers and Shakers (Vincent Smith, 1999).
References
- ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 116th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 116th Street
- nycsubway.org — Minton's Playhouse/Movers and Shakers Artwork by Vincent Smith (1999)
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- Station Reporter — 3 Train
- The Subway Nut — 116th Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — 116th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)
- 116th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View