East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station
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.
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Address | East 143rd Street (St. Mary's Street) & Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Mott Haven, Port Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.808125°N 73.907862°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Pelham Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | 6 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | January 7, 1919[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | East 143rd Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | 313,938[3] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 417 out of 424[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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.
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Southbound local | ← ![]() | |
Peak-direction express | ← ![]() | |
Northbound local | ![]() | |
Side platform |
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This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.[4] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.[5] The next stop to the south is Cypress Avenue, while the next stop to the north is East 149th Street.[6]
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.
There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.[7] There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over.
By passenger count, it is the least-used station outside the Rockaways, making it the least-used station in the Bronx and the least-used IRT station citywide.[8]
Exits
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
- "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.
- "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.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "New York City Subway Map". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
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- nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: East 143rd Street
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Pictures
- East 143rd Street / St. Mary's Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View