103rd Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

103rd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	West 103rd Street & Broadway New York, NY 10025
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley
Coordinates	40°47′58″N 73°58′05″W / 40.799419°N 73.968158°W / 40.799419; -73.968158Coordinates: 40°47′58″N 73°58′05″W / 40.799419°N 73.968158°W / 40.799419; -73.968158
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M104
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904; 112 years ago (1904-10-27)
Station code
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	4,290,142  0.7%
Rank	114 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Cathedral Parkway–110th Street: 1
Next south	96th Street: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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103rd Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 103rd Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, within Manhattan Valley, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Operation of the first subway began on October 27, 1904, with the opening of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway from City Hall to 145th Street on the West Side Branch including the 103rd Street station.

In 1948, platforms on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from 103rd Street to 238th Street were lengthened to 514 feet to allow full ten-car express trains to platform. Previously the stations could only platform six car local trains. The platform extensions were opened in stages. On April 6, 1948, the stations from 103rd Street to Dyckman Street had their platform extensions opened, with the exception of the 125th Street, which had its extension opened on June 11, 1948.

This station was part of the original subway, and has two side platforms and three tracks, the center one being an unused express track. The southbound local track is known as BB1 and the northbound one is BB4; the BB designation is used for chaining purposes along the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from 96th Street to 242nd Street and not in everyday speech. Although it cannot be accessed at 103rd Street, the center track is designated as M.