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

163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
View south from northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Amsterdam Avenue & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10032
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights
Coordinates	40°50′13″N 73°56′24″W / 40.836866°N 73.940134°W / 40.836866; -73.940134Coordinates: 40°50′13″N 73°56′24″W / 40.836866°N 73.940134°W / 40.836866; -73.940134
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (late nights)       C  (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M3, M100, M101
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)[1]
Station code	149[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,450,668[4]  4%
Rank	309 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	168th Street: A  C
Next south	155th Street: A  C
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US

163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located in Washington Heights, Manhattan at the intersection of Amsterdam and Saint Nicholas Avenues. It is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.

Station layout

Track layout
to 168 St to 155 St

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (168th Street)
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (155th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3[5]	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →

The 162nd Street entrance to the station

This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932,^[1][6] has two local tracks and two side platforms. Two express tracks, used by the A train during daytime hours, run below the station and are not visible from the platforms. To the north, the upper level local tracks become the center tracks of 168th Street, allowing C trains to terminate there, while the lower level express tracks become the outer tracks, continuing towards 207th Street.

Both platforms have name tablets reading "163RD STREET - AMSTERDAM AV" in white sans serif font on two lines. The background is yellow with a black border. Small black "163" and directional signs in white lettering run at regular intervals, but there is no trim line on either platform. Yellow i-beam columns run along both platforms with all of them having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.^[7][8] A request for proposals was issued on June 1, 2017.^[9]

Exits

This station has a full length mezzanine supported by yellow i-beam columns above the platforms, but only the southern half is opened. The closed-off northern half has an exit-only turnstile leading to the fare control area at the center, three staircases from each platform, and sealed exits leading to 163rd Street.^[10][11] There are two closed stairs to the southwest corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 163rd Street, and another closed stair to the southeast corner.^[12]

The opened southern half of the mezzanine is split into three sections by two black steel fences. Free transfers between directions are not possible. The two outer portions have two staircases from their respective platforms and a turnstile bank leading to the center of the mezzanine. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and the extreme south end has two staircases going up to the streets, one to the northwest corner of 161st Street and Amsterdam Avenue and the other to the western corner of Amsterdam and Saint Nicholas Avenue across from 162nd Street. The latter staircase is built inside 1033 Saint Nicholas Avenue, which is currently a Rite Aid pharmacy.

• 1 stair at SW corner of Amsterdam Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue, and West 162nd Street inside Rite Aid^[12]
• 1 stair at SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 162nd Street^[12]
• 1 stair at NE corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 161st Street^[12]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue (IND Eighth Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org – 163rd Street/Amsterdam Avenue: IND 8th Avenue
• Station Reporter – C Train
• The Subway Nut – 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue Pictures
• 161st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 162nd Street / Amsterdam Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

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