190th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Infobox NYCS
name = 190th Street


bg_color = #11117D
line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
service = Eighth far north
platforms = 2 side platforms
tracks = 2
passengers = 1.243 million
pass_year = 2006
pass_percent = .6
borough = Manhattan
open_date=September 10, 1932New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line, September 10, 1932, page 6]
north_station = Dyckman Street
north_line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
north_service = Eighth far north
south_station = 181st Street
south_line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
south_service = Eighth far north

190th Street (originally 190th Street–Overlook Terrace) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the NYCS|A train at all times. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue about 240 meters (260 yards) north of 190th Street. The station is near Fort Tryon Park and Mother Cabrini Shrine in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Cloisters medieval art museum, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is located in the park, about a 10-minute walk north from the station.

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It is 140 feet (43 meters) below the surface, due to the very high hills of Washington Heights. Because of this there is a bank of elevators to Fort Washington Avenue, with an additional exit through the side of the hill leading to Bennett Avenue, with easy access to the Fort George neighborhood of Washington Heights. Although this is an extremely deep station, the Bennett Avenue entrance is actually at a lower elevation than the platforms, so the ramp slopes down. The elevators can be used by pedestrians going between Bennett and Fort Washington Avenues without paying a fare.

In 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/New+York/state.html New York County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places (Structure - #05000225)] ]

Bus connections

Fort Washington Avenue exit:
*M4
*M98

Bennett Avenue exit:
*M100
*Bx7

Accessibility

The station is not wheelchair accessible (non-ADA-compliant) because access from the fare control area to the platforms is only possible via stairways. The nearest accessible station is 175th Street-George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, also on the (accessible) M4 bus line.:"See also: New York City Subway accessibility"

References

External links

* [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:117 nycsubway.org - IND 8th Avenue: 190th Street]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/aleff.htm A Lefferts]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/arock.htm A Rockaway]
* [http://www.brorson.com/neighborhood/WashingtonHeightsTour.html A Saturday walk through Washington Heights]