191st Street

191st Street New York City Subway rapid transit station
Broadway entrance
Station statistics
Address	West 191st Street & Saint Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10040
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Inwood
Coordinates	40°51′18″N 73°55′44″W / 40.855°N 73.929°W / 40.855; -73.929Coordinates: 40°51′18″N 73°55′44″W / 40.855°N 73.929°W / 40.855; -73.929
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: M3, M101
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	January 14, 1911
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	2.562 million[1][2] ▲ 4.93%
Rank	177 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Dyckman Street: 1
Next south	181st Street: 1
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)

191st Street is a station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 191st Street in Manhattan, it served by the 1 train at all times.

At approximately 180 feet (55 m) below street level, 191st Street is the deepest station in the New York City Subway system. The section of the line through the station opened on March 12, 1906, but the elevators and other work had not yet been completed, and the station did not open to the public for another five years.

There are two exits from this station via the same fare control. There is an exit at the summit of the hill; the main entrance at 191st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, accessible by elevator only. The other is at the hillside, at 191st Street and Broadway, accessed via a three-block long passageway, one of the longest in the system.

Despite this depth, the next station north, Dyckman Street, is just above ground level. This is because 191st Street is nearly the highest point on the island of Manhattan and its station is deep in the Washington Heights Mine Tunnel, while Dyckman Street runs along a deep valley almost at sea level and its station is at the tunnel portal.

This station was totally renovated in 2004–2005 by the NY Transit Authority. The mosaics at 191st Street were in terrible condition, and all the tiles and mosaics were replaced by reproductions of the exact originals. They were replaced by Serpentile, a company that does reproductions of original subway motifs, the tiles are unglazed porcelain- 1/2" x various lengths. Each of the 72 columns had to be plastered and prepared for 4 sided mosaics that wrapped around each one. There are 72 vertical panels, and over 3500 linear foot of mosaics. The NY Transit construction crew did all the tiles and installation.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT West Side Line: 191st Street
• Station Reporter — 1 Train
• The Subway Nut — 191st Street Pictures (before renovation of station)
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 191st Street

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