190th Street

190th Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 190th Street & Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10040
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights
Coordinates	40°51′32″N 73°56′03″W / 40.858986°N 73.93404°W / 40.858986; -73.93404Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 73°56′03″W / 40.858986°N 73.93404°W / 40.858986; -73.93404
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: M4, M98
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932; 79 years ago (September 10, 1932)[1]
Former/other names	190th Street – Overlook Terrace
Other entrances/ exits	east side of Fort Washington Avenue, west side of Bennett Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	1,445,656[2]  12.3%
Rank	297 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Dyckman Street: A
Next south	181st Street: A
190th Street Subway Station (IND) (a.k.a.; 190th Street Overlook Terrace Subway Station (IND))
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS:	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference#:	05000225[3]
Added to NRHP:	March 30, 2005
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)

190th Street (originally 190th Street – Overlook Terrace) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the A train at all times. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue about 240 meters (260 yards) north of 190th Street. The station is near Fort Tryon Park and Mother Cabrini Shrine in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Cloisters medieval art museum, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is located in the park, about a 10-minute walk north from the station.

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It is 140 feet (43 m) below the surface due to the very high hills of Washington Heights. Because of this, there is a bank of elevators to Fort Washington Avenue with an additional exit through the side of the hill leading to Bennett Avenue that allows easy access to the Fort George neighborhood of Washington Heights. Although this is an extremely deep station, the Bennett Avenue entrance is actually at a lower elevation than the platforms, so the ramp slopes down. The elevators can be used by pedestrians going between Bennett and Fort Washington Avenues without paying a fare.

Station design and services

Passageway to fare control from Bennett Avenue

190th Street station is the third-to-last station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line proceeding northbound. Serviced by the A at all times, the station is preceded by 181st Street station towards Far Rockaway to the south and Dyckman Street to the north towards 207th Street station.^[4] The station is located at 190th Street and Fort Washington Avenue at the southern end to Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington at the northern end. The station boasts platforms 660 feet (200 m) in length and 50 feet (15 m) in width. Located 140 feet (43 m) below ground level, the station has a double-barrel, vaulted ceiling supported by an arcade in the center. Concrete retaining walls also side the station and fit into the structure. The station maintains three elevators from the mezzanine in one tower at its eastern end. There is access from Bennett Avenue courtesy a tunnel.^[5]

The 207th Street-bound platform contains an exit-only (one turnstile and one gate) ramp that bypasses fare control and leads to the passageway to the Bennett Avenue entrance. The station is not wheelchair accessible (non-ADA-compliant) because access from the fare control area to the platforms is only possible via stairways. The nearest accessible station is 175th Street.

History

Construction for a station at 190th Street began in 1928 by the Board of Transportation as part of a subway expansion. Squire J. Vickers, the chief architect of the Dual System, helped designed the 190th Street Station. He was responsible for most stations on in the IND, and being a painter, he did tile work that color and simple.^[5] Station construction was completed in 1932 along with 181st Street and service began on September 10, 1932.^[1]

On March 30, 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

Image gallery

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  Mosaics

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  Mosaics of former name

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  Fort Washington Avenue

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  Bennett Avenue entrance

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  An A train of R46 cars enters the station northbound

See also

• 181st Street (IRT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line)

References

External links

Media related to 190th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — IND 8th Avenue: 190th Street/Overlook Terrace
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• A Saturday walk through Washington Heights
• Fort Washington Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Bennett Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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