Inwood – 207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Inwood – 207th Street
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°WCoordinates: 40°52′04″N 73°55′16″W / 40.867672°N 73.921165°W
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[1]
Accessible
Former/other names	Washington Heights – 207th Street
Other entrances/ exits	Broadway and 207th Street, Broadway & 211th Street/Isham Street
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3,068,931[2]  2.9%
Rank	166 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): A
Next south	Dyckman Street: A
Next north	none: A
Next south	175th Street: A
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

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 on September 10, 1932, along with the rest of the Eighth Avenue Line south to Chambers Street/Hudson Terminal.^[3]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent (Elevator at SW corner of Broadway and 207th Street)
P Platform level	Track 1	toward Far Rockaway, Lefferts Boulevard, or Rockaway Park (Dyckman Street) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 2	toward Far Rockaway, Lefferts Boulevard, or Rockaway Park (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.^[3] This station terminal has been refurbished with an ADA-accessible elevator added. The mezzanine and street elevator shaft includes artwork titled At the Start...At Long Last by Sheila LaBrettville.^[3] 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.^[3]

Exits

• The main exit is three street stairs and an elevator at Broadway and 207th Street.
• The north exit is two street stairs at Broadway, Isham Street, and 211st Street.

Nearby points of interest

• Inwood Hill Park
• Isham Park

References

1. New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line, September 10, 1932, page 6
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
3. "Review of the A and C Lines" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York). December 11, 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND 8th Avenue: 207th Street
• nycsubway.org — At the Start... At Long Last Artwork by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (1999)
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Inwood – 207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
• 207th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Isham Street/211th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View