Inwood–207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Inwood–207th Street
"A" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address West 207th Street & Broadway
New York, NY 10034
Borough Manhattan
Locale Inwood
Coordinates 40°52′04″N 73°55′16″W / 40.867672°N 73.921165°W / 40.867672; -73.921165Coordinates: 40°52′04″N 73°55′16″W / 40.867672°N 73.921165°W / 40.867672; -73.921165
Division B (IND)
Line       IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services       A  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx7, Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx20
MTA Bus: BxM1
Structure Underground
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)[1]
Station code 143[2]
Accessible ADA-accessible
Wireless service [3]
Former/other names Washington Heights–207th Street
Other entrances/
exits		 Broadway and 207th Street, Broadway & 211th Street/Isham Street
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 2,904,915[4] Decrease 5.3%
Rank 178 out of 422
Station succession
Next north (Terminal): A 
Next south Dyckman Street: A 
Next north none: A 
Next south 175th Street: A 

Inwood–207th Street (formerly Washington Heights–207th Street) is the northern terminal station of the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 207th Street and Broadway in the Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, near Inwood Hill Park, it is served by the A train at all times.

History

This underground station opened as Washington Heights–207th Street and was part of the 28 stations opened on September 10, 1932, and served as the northern terminus of the Eighth Avenue Line south to Chambers Street/Hudson Terminal.[1][5][6]

Station layout

Track layout
to Dyckman St
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
(Elevator at SW corner of Broadway and 207th Street)
P
Platform level		 Track 4 "A" train toward Far Rockaway or Lefferts Boulevard (Dyckman Street) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 3 "A" train toward Far Rockaway or Lefferts Boulevard (Dyckman Street) →
Entrance

There is a single island platform between the two tracks, which are designated as Tracks A3 and A4, and end at bumper blocks just north of the platform at Chaining Station 1541+00. To the immediate south is an Interlocking Plant made up of a diamond crossover that allows trains to get to the correct track, and then proceed to share the right of way with the 207th Street Yard leads to Dyckman Street, which is the next station south.[6] This station terminal has been refurbished with two ADA-accessible elevators added. The mezzanine and street elevator shaft includes artwork titled At the Start...At Long Last by Sheila LaBrettville.[6] The terminal is operated by a Dispatcher's Office at the south end, while the Interlocking Plant is controlled by the CTC located in the 207th Street Yard.[6]

Exits

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. 1 2 New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
  2. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2011–2016". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped". New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Review of the A and C Lines" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Inwood" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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