116th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

116 Street  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	West 116th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem
Coordinates	40°48′07″N 73°57′00″W / 40.802°N 73.95°W / 40.802; -73.95
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   3  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M7, M102, M116
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 23, 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-23)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	2,014,762[2]  5.2%
Rank	166 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 125th Street via 135th Street Central Park North–110th Street via Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to 125th Street to Central Park North–110th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 116th Street station 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.

The 116th 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 on the tunnel segment that includes the 116th Street station started on October 2 of the same year. The station opened on November 23, 1904. The station platforms were lengthened in 1910.

The 116th Street station contains two side platforms and two tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platforms contain exits to Lenox Avenue's intersection with 116th Street and are not connected to each other within fare control.