East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station

East 143 Street–St. Mary's Street
East 143 Street–St. Mary's Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
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)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6 (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919[1]
Station code	374[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Former/other names	East 143rd Street
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	313,938[4] 4.2%
Rank	417 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north	East 149th Street: 6
Next south	Cypress Avenue: 6
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street 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.

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).[1]

Both platforms were extended at the east (railroad north) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet (160 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. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Station layout

Track layout

					to E 149 St






					to Cypress Av

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
P Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge (Cypress Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (East 149th Street) →
	Side platform

Southbound street stair

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.[5]

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.

A southbound 6 local train consisting of R62As pulling into the East 143rd Street station bound for Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.[6] There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over.

By passenger count, it is both the least-used station in the Bronx and the least-used IRT station citywide.[7]

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.[8]

References

"New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
"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.
"East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

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

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[NYTimes_Opening-1] "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-3] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[riderref-4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[5] Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[8] "East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.