116th Street – Columbia University (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

116th Street–Columbia University
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Platform for uptown trains
Station statistics
Address	West 116th Street & Broadway New York, NY 10027
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Morningside Heights
Coordinates	40°48′29″N 73°57′50″W / 40.808°N 73.964°W / 40.808; -73.964Coordinates: 40°48′29″N 73°57′50″W / 40.808°N 73.964°W / 40.808; -73.964
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M4, M60 SBS, 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)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	4,797,152  1%
Rank	100 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	125th Street: 1
Next south	Cathedral Parkway–110th Street: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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116th Street–Columbia University Subway Station (IRT)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference #	04001020
Added to NRHP	September 17, 2004

116th Street–Columbia University is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the 1 train at all times. It is located at the intersection of Broadway and 116th Street, just outside the west gate to the main campus of Columbia University and the southeast corner of the Barnard College campus. The express track that passes through the station is currently unused in revenue service.

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 116th 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 extensionswere 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.

The 116th Street–Columbia University station is laid out in a typical local stop setup. There are two side platforms and three tracks, the center one being an unused express track. The southbound local track is technically known as BB1 while 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. Although it cannot be accessed at 116th Street–Columbia University, the center track is designated as M. It is important to note that these designations are rarely, if ever, used in ordinary conversation.