163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

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163rd Street-Amsterdam Avenue
NYC Subway A service NYC Subway C service

New York City Subway station
Station information
Line IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services A late nights (late nights)
C all except late nights (all except late nights)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other
Borough Manhattan
Opened September 10, 1932[1]
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Next north 168th Street: A late nights C all except late nights
Next south 155th Street: A late nights C all except late nights

163 St-Amsterdam Ave is a New York Subway station located in Washington Heights, one of the northermost neighborhoods in Manhattan.

The stop is at the intersection of Saint Nicholas Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue. The C train provides service at all times except from 11pm to 5:30am. During these hours the A stops here. 163 Street is the next-to-last stop on the C line. Despite having 163rd Street in the station name, surface portals are available only at 161st and 162nd streets. Only the southern end of the mezzanine is opened to the public.

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[edit] Bus connections

[edit] Places of interest

  • Morris-Jumel Mansion (one block east to Roger Morris Park)
  • Sylvan Terrace (100 yards (91 meters) from Subway entrance)

[edit] References

  1. ^ New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line, September 10, 1932, page 6

[edit] External links