Station: 125th Street (IRT West Side Line)
From nycsubway.org
| IRT West Side Line |
Overview
Opened: 10/27/1904
Local station with three tracks and two side platforms. 125th Street station is an example of the foresight of the subway's designers. Broadway at this point is in a deep valley and the transit designers had a choice of a viaduct or deep tunnel with steep grades at either end. They chose a viaduct to allow the subway to remain relatively level.
The station has a mezzanine and crossunder. The mezzanine is wood with a rubberized floor covering. There is a mosaic on the stairway landings from the platforms. The stair and platform rails are ornate and thankfully have escaped the windscreen treatment. The tunnel portals are visible north and south of the station.
Artwork
River to River, Wopo Holup (1991)
Photo Gallery
![]() Image 3250 (213k, 1024x662) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: 125th Street |
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![]() Image 6885 (250k, 1044x707) Collection of: David Pirmann Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 7888 (77k, 1024x819) Photo by: David Sagarin/Historic American Engineering Record Collection of: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 17534 (99k, 558x470) Photo by: IRT Company Location: 125th Street |
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![]() Image 34374 (165k, 720x478) Photo by: Peter Ehrlich Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 34825 (102k, 768x576) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 46833 (145k, 640x480) Photo by: DeAndre Burrell Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 65851 (222k, 1024x675) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 70093 (156k, 1044x705) Photo by: Bob Wright Location: 125th Street |
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![]() Image 89397 (294k, 1044x706) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 125th Street |
![]() Image 133293 (458k, 1024x674) Photo by: John Dooley Location: 125th Street |















