The 145th Street station is a bi-level express station on the IND Eighth Avenue and Concourse lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan.

[4][5] Mayor John Hylan instead wanted to build an independent subway system, operated by the city.

The New York City Board of Transportation (NYCBOT) gave preliminary approval to several lines in Manhattan, including one on Eighth Avenue, on December 9, 1924.

[8] Most of the Eighth Avenue Line was dug using a cheap cut-and-cover method, where the street above was excavated.

[14] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MTA $157 million for accessibility renovations at five stations, including 145th Street.

[15][16][17] The funds would be used to add elevators, signs, and public-announcement systems, as well as repair platforms and stairs, at each station.

The center track on the lower level is used to originate and terminate select B trains during limited middays and early evenings, when it does not run to and from the Bronx.

During rush hours, this track is used by D trains that run express on the IND Concourse Line in the peak direction.

[19][20][21][22] On the upper level, just north of the station, there is an open space next to the uptown local track [23] that was a remnant of the construction of the subway and not built for a specific purpose.

Tile captions reading "145" in white lettering on black run below the trim line at regular intervals.

[25][26] Yellow I-beam columns run along all the platforms, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.