190th Street station

 190 Street
 "A" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 190th Street & Fort Washington Avenue
New York, New York
BoroughManhattan
LocaleWashington Heights, Hudson Heights
Coordinates40°51′32″N 73°56′02″W / 40.8590°N 73.9340°W / 40.8590; -73.9340
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services   A all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: M4, M98
StructureUnderground
Depth140 feet (43 m)[2]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (92 years ago) (1932-09-10)[3]
AccessibleThe mezzanine is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, but the platforms are not compliant 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
2023951,786[4]Increase 22.6%
Rank301 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Dyckman Street 181st Street
Location
190th Street station is located in New York City Subway
190th Street station
190th Street station is located in New York City
190th Street station
190th Street station is located in New York
190th Street station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

190th Street Subway Station (IND)
(190th Street-Overlook Terrace Subway Station)
Ft. Washington Ave. entrance building (2014)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000225[5]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

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.

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.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference untapped was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "New York MPS 190th Street Subway Station (IND)". Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006, Series: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017, Box: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York, ID: 75313905. National Archives.