East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street (IRT Pelham Line)

East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	East 143rd Street (St. Mary's Street) & Southern Boulevard
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 40.808125°N 73.907862°WCoordinates: 40°48′29″N 73°54′28″W / 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]
Former/other names	East 143rd Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	298,462[2]  7%
Rank	415 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	East 149th Street: 6
Next south	Cypress Avenue: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

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.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (Cypress Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (East 149th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Southbound street stair

This underground station, opened on January 7, 1919,^[1] has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

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.

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). 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.

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.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.^[3] 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.

References

1. "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North". nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

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