135th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

The 135th Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights in Manhattan, it is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.
==History==
The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.
==Station layout==
G 	Street level 	Entrance/exit
PPlatform level	Side platform 	Side platform
PPlatform level	Northbound local 	← weekdays toward or ()← toward ()← toward late nights ()
PPlatform level	Northbound layup track	No regular service
PPlatform level	Northbound express 	← do not stop here
PPlatform level	Southbound express 	do not stop here →
PPlatform level	Southbound layup track	No regular service
PPlatform level	Southbound local 	weekdays toward () → toward () → toward late nights () →
PPlatform level	Side platform 	Side platform
thumb|left|Entrance in park at 137th Street
There is no trim line at this station, but there are mosaic name tablets reading "135TH ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a Prussian green background and black border. Small tile captions reading "135" run along the wall at regular intervals between the name tablets, and under the name tablets are directional captions, all in white lettering on a black background. Hunter green I-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.
This station is the only local station with six tracks between two side platforms and is one of only three stations in the entire subway system that features six tracks on the same level, within the same tunnel (the others are DeKalb Avenue and Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets, both in Downtown Brooklyn). The two outermost tracks are used by local trains stopping at this station, while the two innermost tracks are used by express trains. The middle tracks in each direction are lay-up tracks and not used in revenue service. All fare controls are at platform level and there are no mezzanines, crossovers, or crossunders.
This station is located close to the nearby City College of New York. 
===Exits===
The full-time booths are at the 135th Street end, at 137th Street there is a part-time exit. The booth at the 137th Street exit has been removed. There were restrooms at the 137th Street end of the southbound platform. Both street staircases at this end were built with their entry points facing St. Nicholas Park and have an old-fashioned appearance.
* One stair, west side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 135th Street, within St. Nicholas Park (southbound only)
* One stair, NE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)
* Two stairs, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 135th Street (northbound only)
* One stair, west side of St. Nicholas Avenue at West 137th Street, within St. Nicholas Park (southbound only)
* One stair, SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 137th Street (exit-only from northbound platform). This exit features an array of stone casting in a Cathedral-like setting, originally built in 1932.
== References ==
== External links ==
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* Station Reporter — B Train
* Station Reporter — C Train
* The Subway Nut — 135th Street Pictures 
* Edgecombe Avenue, 135th Street, and Saint Nicholas Avenue entrances from Google Maps Street View
* 135th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View
* 137th Street stone entrance from Google Maps Street View
* 137th Street entrance in park from Google Maps Street View
* Platform from Google Maps Street View
Category:IND Eighth Avenue Line stations
Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
Category:New York City Subway stations located underground
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932
Category:1932 establishments in New York City
Category:Hamilton Heights, Manhattan