96th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

96th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
97th Street stair
Station statistics
Address	West 96th Street & Central Park West New York, NY 10025
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper West Side
Coordinates	40°47′30″N 73°57′53″W / 40.791622°N 73.964725°W / 40.791622; -73.964725Coordinates: 40°47′30″N 73°57′53″W / 40.791622°N 73.964725°W / 40.791622; -73.964725
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (late nights)       B  (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.)       C  (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M10, M96, M106
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)[1]
Station code	157[2]
Wireless service	[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	3,044,779[4]  1.3%
Rank	169 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	103rd Street: A  B  C
Next south	86th Street: A  B  C
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays 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

96th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 96th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service. The B train provides additional service here on weekdays except nights.

Station layout

Track layout
Upper level
to 103 St
Lower level
to 86 St

G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance
B1	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound local	← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours, 145th Street other times (103rd Street) ← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (103rd Street)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
B2	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Brighton Beach (86th Street) → → toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (86th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932,^[1][5] has two levels with northbound trains using the upper level and southbound trains using the lower level. Each level has one side platform to the west of two tracks.

The platforms have no trim line, but name tablets read "96TH ST." in white sans serif font on a blue background and black border. Small directional signs in white numbering on a black border are placed below the name tablets. They indicate a now closed fare control area to 95th Street on the extreme south end of the upper level platform.^[6] "96" signs in the same format as the directional signs run along the platform walls at regular intervals at the same level as the name tablets. Blue columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white numbering.

Exits

All fare control areas are on the upper level platform and two staircases, one adjacent to each area, go down to the lower level. The full-time one at 96th Street is at the center of the platform. A staircase of four steps go down to a bank of three turnstiles that lead to a token booth. The other fare control area at 97th Street, at the station's extreme north end, is unstaffed, containing High Entry/Exit Turnstiles.^[7] The northwest staircase was relocated with a longer passageway due to the widening of 97th Street.

• One stair, SW corner of Central Park West and West 96th Street^[7]
• One stair, NW corner of Central Park West and West 97th Street^[7]
• One stair, SW corner of Central Park West and West 97th Street^[7]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 96th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 96th Street
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — C Train
• The Subway Nut — 96th Street Pictures
• 96th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 97th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

New York City Subway stations, by service
	Bedford Park Boulevard Kingsbridge Road Fordham Road 182nd–183rd Streets Tremont Avenue 174th–175th Streets 170th Street 167th Street 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 155th Street 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle Seventh Avenue–53rd Street 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center 42nd Street–Bryant Park 34th Street–Herald Square West Fourth Street–Washington Square Broadway–Lafayette Street Grand Street DeKalb Avenue Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Seventh Avenue–Flatbush Avenue Prospect Park Church Avenue Newkirk Plaza Kings Highway Sheepshead Bay Brighton Beach
	168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 155th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 50th Street 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street Chambers Street–World Trade Center Fulton Street High Street Jay Street–MetroTech Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Lafayette Avenue Clinton–Washington Avenues Franklin Avenue Nostrand Avenue Kingston–Throop Avenues Utica Avenue Ralph Avenue Rockaway Avenue Broadway Junction Liberty Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Shepherd Avenue Euclid Avenue
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Temporary reroutes on the 2, 5, and M trains are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks are served by that service during off-peak hours only. See linked articles for more information.