190th Street

190th Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
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[1]
Former/other names	190th Street – Overlook Terrace
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	1.175 million[2][3] ▼ 5.42%
Rank	323 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Dyckman Street: A
Next south	181st 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)

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, with 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.

In 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

Accessibility

See also: New York City Subway accessibility

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 – George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, also on the (accessible) M4 bus line.

Gallery

Fort Washington Avenue

Bennett Avenue entrance

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — IND 8th Avenue: 190th Street
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• A Saturday walk through Washington Heights