207th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

207th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station platforms
Station statistics
Address	West 207th Street & 10th Avenue New York, NY 10034
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Inwood
Coordinates	40°51′52″N 73°55′08″W / 40.8644°N 73.9189°WCoordinates: 40°51′52″N 73°55′08″W / 40.8644°N 73.9189°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M100, Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	1907
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,090,297[1]  2%
Rank	238 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	215th Street: 1
Next south	Dyckman Street: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

207th Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 207th Street and 10th Avenue in the Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Van Cortlandt Park – 242nd Street (215th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward South Ferry (Dyckman Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

207th Street station under construction in 1906, before development in the surrounding area took shape

This elevated station was completed in 1906, but since it was in a sparsely populated location, it did not open until 1907. It has two side platforms and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. On July 9, 1948, a platform extension at this station lengthening the platform to 514 feet, was opened to allow full ten-car trains to platform. Previously, only six-car locals were able to board at the station. This platform extension was part of a $423,000 project to lengthen the platforms of five stations on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line.^[2] Both platforms have beige windscreens and dark canopies, both of which are currently being replaced as part of a renovation project, in the center and black steel waist-high fences at either ends. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering.

Both platforms have one wooden adjacent station house in the center. However, only the southbound one is used for passenger service. Doors from the platform lead to a small waiting area, where a turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth, one staircase going down to the southwest corner of 207th Street and Tenth Avenue, and a passageway leading to a staircase that goes down to the northwest corner.

The station house on the northbound platform is used for employees only. One exit-only turnstile at platform level leads to a staircase that goes down to the northeast corner of 207th Street and Tenth Avenue while a High Entry/Exit Turnstile, also at platform level, leads a staircase going down to the southeast corner.

North of this station, there are two switches and a ramp to allow access from each of the three tracks to the 207th Street Yard, which runs along the east side of the line.

The 1991 artwork here is called Elevated Nature I-IV by Wopo Holup. It consists of two concrete panels with wooden frames on the southbound platform's station house. Each panel consists of eight squares depicting tree limbs. This artwork is also located at four other stations on this line.

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "MORE LONG PLATFORMS; Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains". The New York Times. 1948-07-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT West Side Line: 207th Street
• Station Reporter — 1 Train
• The Subway Nut — 207th Street Pictures
• 207th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View