103rd Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

103rd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Downtown platform on lower level
Station statistics
Address	West 103rd Street & Central Park West New York, NY 10025
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper West Side
Coordinates	40°47′46″N 73°57′41″W / 40.79604°N 73.96142°W / 40.79604; -73.96142Coordinates: 40°47′46″N 73°57′41″W / 40.79604°N 73.96142°W / 40.79604; -73.96142
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (late nights)       B  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)       C  (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M10
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (85 years ago) (1932-09-10)
Station code	156
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,481,660  2.6%
Rank	307 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Cathedral Parkway – 110th Street: A  B  C
Next south	96th Street: A  B  C
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays only
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103rd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 103rd Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side, it is served by the C train at all times except late nights, when the A train takes over service. The B train provides additional service here on weekdays.

This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has two levels with northbound trains using the upper level and southbound trains using the lower one. Each level has one side platform to the west of two tracks.

Both platforms have no trim line, but name tablets read "103RD ST." in white sans serif lettering on a blue background and black border. Small black "103" signs with white numbering run along the tiles at regular intervals and directional signs in the same style are below the name tablets. Blue columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black station name plate in white numbering.

Within this station, the northbound express track descends to allow the northbound local to cross over it, before rising up at 110th Street, where the line becomes the standard four tracks side-by-side with the local tracks on the side and express tracks in the center. Also, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line passes underneath this station at the extreme north end and is not visible from the platforms.

On the east side of Central Park West and West 104th Street adjacent to Central Park is a small brick shed that is Emergency Exit #80 for the IRT Lenox Avenue Line, which passes underneath the station on West 104th Street to Central Park North – 110th Street. From here the line curves northeast, running directly under Central Park at this point.