168th Street (New York City Subway)

168th Street (New York City Subway)

168th Street (formerly Washington Heights – 168th Street), is an underground station complex on the New York City Subway shared by the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of 168th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights, Manhattan and served by the:

  • 1 and A trains at all times
  • C train at all times except late nights

The IRT portion of the station is very deep and requires the use of elevators to reach fare control, which is on a full length mezzanine above the higher IND portion. Elevators connecting the IND platforms and tracks to the mezzanine and the mezzanine to the street make that portion handicapped-accessible. The IRT section is not ADA accessible since the platforms have no elevators (reaching the elevators to fare control requires climbing short staircases).

Nearby points of interest include the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hudson River waterfront parks, and remnants of the Audubon Ballroom. In 2005 the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places.


Read more about 168th Street (New York City Subway):  IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line Platforms, IND Eighth Avenue Line Platforms

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