190th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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190th Street-Overlook Terrace |
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New York City Subway station |
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| Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line |
| Services | A  (all times) |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Borough | Manhattan |
| Opened | September 10, 1932[1] |
| Next north | Dyckman Street: A |
| Next south | 181st Street: A |
190th Street (originally 190th Street–Overlook Terrace), located on Fort Washington Avenue about 240 meters (260 yards) north of 190th Street, has two tracks and two side platforms. It is served by the A train at all times. 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 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.
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[edit] Bus connections
Fort Washington Avenue exit:
Bennett Avenue exit:
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
