181st Street

181st Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	West 181st Street & Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10033
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights
Coordinates	40°51′03″N 73°56′18″W / 40.850891°N 73.938289°W / 40.850891; -73.938289Coordinates: 40°51′03″N 73°56′18″W / 40.850891°N 73.938289°W / 40.850891; -73.938289
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	2.877 million[2][3] ▼ 5.38%
Rank	163 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	190th Street: A
Next south	175th Street: A
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Ft Washington Avenue

181st Street is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue and 181st Street, one of the main shopping districts of the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights. It is served by the A train. The station has two tracks and two side platforms and is deep below the surface due to the area's hills. In fact, the highest natural point on Manhattan is in Bennett Park (New York), adjacent to the station exit on Fort Washington Avenue between West 183rd and 185th Streets (there is no West 184th Street on the hill).

Because of height, elevators at the north end of the station carry passengers to the Bennett Park exit, and escalators lead to 181st Street from the south end of the station. There's an additional exit through the side of the hill leading to Overlook Terrace at the north end, at West 184th Street. (The street exists at lower elevations.) The elevators can be used by pedestrians going between Overlook Terrace and Fort Washington Avenue without paying a fare.

The station serves the surrounding community, as well as Yeshiva University (though the 181st Street station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line is closer).

Bus connections

Fort Washington Avenue exit:

• M4
• M98

Overlook Terrace exit:

• M100
• Bx7

Accessibility

See also: New York City Subway accessibility

The station is not wheelchair accessible (non-ADA-compliant). The nearest accessible station is 175th Street, also on the (accessible) M4 bus line.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org - IND 8th Avenue: 181st Street
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway