East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station

Coordinates: 40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 40.808125°N 73.907862°W / 40.808125; -73.907862
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 East 143 Street–St. Mary's Street
 "6" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A southbound R62A 6 local train at the station
Station statistics
AddressEast 143rd Street (St. Mary's Street) & Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10454
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleMott Haven, Port Morris
Coordinates40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 40.808125°N 73.907862°W / 40.808125; -73.907862
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Pelham Line
Services   6 all times (all times)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJanuary 7, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-01-07)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Former/other namesEast 143rd Street
Traffic
2022254,297[4] Increase 29.2%
Rank413 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
East 149th Street
toward Pelham Bay Park
Local 		Cypress Avenue
toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
"6" express train does not stop here
Location
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is located in New York City Subway
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is located in New York City
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is located in New York
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station
Track layout

Legend
to East 149th Street
to Cypress Avenue
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times, and is located at the intersection of East 143rd Street (also known as St. Mary's Street) and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s.

History[edit]

This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of an extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT).[2]

Both platforms were extended at the east (railroad north) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (514 feet (157 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is blue with "E 143RD ST" in white sans serif font. They also resulted in the platforms being slightly offset.[citation needed]

Station layout[edit]

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Southbound local ← "6" train toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Cypress Avenue)
Peak-direction express ← "6" express train does not stop here →
Northbound local → "6" train toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (East 149th Street) →
Side platform
Southbound street stair

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.[5] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.[6] The next stop to the south is Cypress Avenue, while the next stop to the north is East 149th Street.[7]

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "143" tablets for "East 143rd Street" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "E. 143RD STREET" in all-caps, serif lettering. Dark blue i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.[citation needed]

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.[8][better source needed] There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over.[citation needed]

By passenger count, it is the least-used station in the Bronx and the least-used IRT station citywide.[3]

Exits[edit]

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the south (geographical west) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the either southern corners of the T-intersection of Southern Boulevard and East 143rd Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "New York City Subway Map". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ "East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links[edit]

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