168th Street station (New York City Subway)

 168 Street
 "1" train"A" train"C" train
New York City Subway station complex
Entrance at 169th Street
Station statistics
AddressWest 168th Street, Broadway, and
St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleWashington Heights
Coordinates40°50′28″N 73°56′23″W / 40.841022°N 73.939791°W / 40.841022; -73.939791
DivisionA (IRT), B (IND)[1]
LineIND Eighth Avenue Line
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1 all times (all times)​
   A all times (all times)
   C all except late nights (all except late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx7, M2, M3, (M4 on Fort Washington Avenue), M5, M100
Bus transport Short Line Bus: 208-GWB Eastside Commuter Bus transport Intercampus Shuttles, Fort Lee Shuttle, Lamont Shuttle
Levels2
Other information
OpenedFor the transfer point, July 1, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-07-01)[2]
AccessibleThis station is partially compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Partially ADA-accessible; accessibility to rest of station planned (IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms only)
Former/other namesWashington Heights–168th Street
Traffic
20235,161,102[3]Increase 10.8%
Rank51 out of 423[3]
Location
168th Street station (New York City Subway) is located in New York City Subway
168th Street station (New York City Subway)
168th Street station (New York City Subway) is located in New York City
168th Street station (New York City Subway)
168th Street station (New York City Subway) is located in New York
168th Street station (New York City Subway)
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Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times Stops all times

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 the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and served by the 1 and A trains at all times, and the C train at all times except late nights.

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.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Transfer Points Under Higher Fare". The New York Times. June 30, 1948. p. 19. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.