168th Street station (New York City Subway)
The 168th Street station (formerly the Washington Heights–168th Street station) is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of 168th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights, Manhattan and served by the 1 and A trains at all times, and the C train at all times except late nights.
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| Address | West 168th Street, Broadway, and St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10032 | ||||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||
| Locale | Washington Heights | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.841022°N 73.939791°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT), B (IND) | ||||||||
| Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | ||||||||
| Services | 1 (all times) A (all times) C (all except late nights) | ||||||||
| Transit | NYCT Bus: Bx7, M2, M3, (M4 on Fort Washington Avenue), M5, M100 Short Line Bus: 208-GWB Eastside Commuter Intercampus Shuttles, Fort Lee Shuttle, Lamont Shuttle | ||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||
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| Opened | For the transfer point, July 1, 1948 | ||||||||
| Accessible | Partially ADA-accessible; accessibility to rest of station planned (IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms only) | ||||||||
| Former/other names | Washington Heights–168th Street | ||||||||
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| 2022 | 4,657,808 15.6% | ||||||||
| Rank | 48 out of 423 | ||||||||
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The Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line station was built for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), and was a station on the West Side Branch of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. The station opened on April 14, 1906. The Eighth Avenue Line station was built as an express and terminal station for the Independent Subway System (IND) and opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the IND's first segment.
The IRT station has two side platforms and two tracks. The IND station has two island platforms and four tracks, although the track configuration is reversed from most New York City Subway express stations, with express trains using the outer tracks and local trains using the inner tracks. The transfer between the IRT platforms and the IND platforms has been within fare control since July 1, 1948. The IND station contains elevators, which make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). While the IRT station can only be reached by elevators, it is not ADA-accessible. The IRT station's interior is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.