215th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

215th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Aerial view of station
Station statistics
Address	West 215th Street & 10th Avenue New York, NY 10034
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Inwood
Coordinates	40°52′10″N 73°54′54″W / 40.869473°N 73.915074°W / 40.869473; -73.915074Coordinates: 40°52′10″N 73°54′54″W / 40.869473°N 73.915074°W / 40.869473; -73.915074
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M100, Bx7, Bx20
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 12, 1906 (111 years ago) (1906-03-12)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	615,177  1.8%
Rank	397 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Marble Hill–225th Street: 1  221st Street: no regular service (demolished)
Next south	207th Street: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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215th Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 215th Street and Tenth Avenue in the Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

The West Side Branch of the first subway was extended northward to a temporary terminus of 221st Street and Broadway on March 12, 1906 with the first open station at Dyckman Street, as the stations at 168th Street, 181st Street, and 191st Street were not yet completed. This extension was served by shuttle trains operating between 157th Street and 221st Street until May 30, 1906 when express trains began running through to 221st Street.

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 July 9, 1948, the platform extensions at stations between 207th Street and 238th Street were opened for use at the cost of $423,000.

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and dark canopies, both of which are currently being replaced as part of a renovation project, in the center and black steel waist-high fences at either ends. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering.