190th Street station

The 190th Street station (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 in the Hudson Heights section of Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, near the avenue's intersection with Cabrini Boulevard at Margaret Corbin Circle, about three blocks north of 190th Street.

 190 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 190th Street & Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10040
BoroughManhattan
LocaleWashington Heights, Hudson Heights
Coordinates40.8590°N 73.9340°W / 40.8590; -73.9340
DivisionB (IND)
Line   IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services   A  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: M4, M98
StructureUnderground
Depth140 feet (43 m)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)
Accessible ADA-accessible to mezzanine only; platforms are not ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other names190th Street–Overlook Terrace
Other entrances/
exits
east side of Fort Washington Avenue, west side of Bennett Avenue
Traffic
2022776,585 63%
Rank327 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Dyckman Street 181st Street
toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue or Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times

190th Street Subway Station (IND)
(190th Street-Overlook Terrace Subway Station)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ft. Washington Ave. entrance building (2014)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000225
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

The 190th Street station opened in 1932 and has two tracks and two side platforms. It is close to Fort Tryon Park with the Cloisters medieval art museum, and the Mother Cabrini Shrine. An additional exit through the side of the hill leads to Bennett Avenue and provides access to the Broadway Valley area of Washington Heights. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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