145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)

145 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 145th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Harlem
Coordinates	40°49′14″N 73°56′10″W / 40.82056°N 73.93611°W / 40.82056; -73.93611
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Lenox Avenue Line
Services	3  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M1, M7, M102, Bx19[2]
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 23, 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-23)
Closed	July 23, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-23) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt	November 28, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-28)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	574,727[3]  0.1%
Rank	369 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Harlem–148th Street Terminus 135th Street toward New Lots Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Harlem–148th Street to Lenox Yard to 149th Street–Grand Concourse to 135th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
145th Street Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000231[4]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2005

The 145th Street station is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, it is served by the 3 train at all times. Built for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the 145th Street station contains two side platforms that can only fit six and a half train cars, unlike almost all other IRT stations, which are able to fit full-length ten-car trains.

The station opened in 1904 as one of the northern termini of the original subway line operated by the IRT. With the construction of the Harlem–148th Street station to the north in the 1960s, the 145th Street station was planned to be closed, but due to community opposition, and passengers' protests, the station remained open. Since the 145th Street station is the second-to-last stop on the line, entry is provided only to the southbound platform, although northbound customers are allowed to exit from this station. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and was closed from July to November 2018 for extensive renovations.

The 145th 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 145th Street and are not connected to each other within fare control.