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163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP 163 Street–Amsterdam Avenue | |||
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Closed New York City Subway station | |||
 View south from northbound platform | |||
| Station statistics | |||
| Address | Amsterdam Avenue & St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10032 | ||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||
| Locale | Washington Heights | ||
| Coordinates | 40°50′13″N 73°56′24″W / 40.836866°N 73.940134°W / 40.836866; -73.940134Coordinates: 40°50′13″N 73°56′24″W / 40.836866°N 73.940134°W / 40.836866; -73.940134 | ||
| Division | B (IND) | ||
| Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line | ||
| Services | Closed | ||
| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: M3, M100, M101 | ||
| Structure | Underground | ||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | ||
| Other information | |||
| Opened | September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)[1] | ||
| Closed | March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12) (reconstruction)[2] | ||
| Rebuilt | September 2018 (2018-09) | ||
| Station code | 149[3] | ||
| Wireless service |  [4] | ||
| Traffic | |||
| Passengers (2017) | 1,437,340[5]  0.9% | ||
| Rank | 310 out of 425 | ||
| Station succession | |||
| Next north | 168th Street: no passenger service | ||
| Next south | 155th Street: no passenger service | ||
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163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located in Washington Heights, Manhattan at the intersection of Amsterdam and Saint Nicholas Avenues. From March to September 2018, the station is closed for renovations. Under normal service patterns, the station is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.
Contents
1 Station layout
1.1 Exits
2 References
3 External links
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
B2 | Side platform, not in service | |
Northbound local | ←   do not stop here (168th Street) | |
Southbound local | → do not stop here (155th Street) → | |
Side platform, not in service | ||
B3[6] | Northbound express | ← does not stop here |
Southbound express | → does not stop here → | |
The 162nd Street entrance to the station
This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932,[1][7] has two local tracks and two side platforms. Two express tracks, used by the A train during daytime hours, run below the station and are not visible from the platforms. To the north, the upper level local tracks become the center tracks of 168th Street, allowing C trains to terminate there, while the lower level express tracks become the outer tracks, continuing towards 207th Street.
Both platforms have name tablets reading "163RD STREET - AMSTERDAM AV" in white sans serif font on two lines. The background is yellow with a black border. Small black "163" and directional signs in white lettering run at regular intervals, but there is no trim line on either platform. Yellow i-beam columns run along both platforms with all of them having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.
Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, is undergoing a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative and will be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates include cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.[8][9] A request for proposals for the 72nd Street, 86th Street, Cathedral Parkway–110th Street, and 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue stations was issued on June 1, 2017,[10] and the New York City Transit and Bus Committee officially recommended that the MTA Board award the $111 million contract to ECCO III Enterprises in October 2017.[11] As part of the renovations, the station was closed starting on March 12, 2018 and is planned to reopen in mid-September 2018.[12]
Exits
This station has a full length mezzanine supported by yellow i-beam columns above the platforms, but only the southern half is opened. The closed-off northern half has an exit-only turnstile leading to the fare control area at the center, three staircases from each platform, and sealed exits leading to 163rd Street.[13][14] There are two closed stairs to the southwest corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 163rd Street, and another closed stair to the southeast corner.[15]
The opened southern half of the mezzanine is split into three sections by two black steel fences. Free transfers between directions are not possible. The two outer portions have two staircases from their respective platforms and a turnstile bank leading to the center of the mezzanine. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and the extreme south end has two staircases going up to the streets, one to the northwest corner of 161st Street and Amsterdam Avenue and the other to the western corner of Amsterdam and Saint Nicholas Avenue across from 162nd Street. The latter staircase is built inside 1033 Saint Nicholas Avenue, which is currently a Rite Aid pharmacy.
- 1 stair at SW corner of Amsterdam Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue, and West 162nd Street inside Rite Aid[15]
- 1 stair at SE corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 162nd Street[15]
- 1 stair at NE corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 161st Street[15]
References
^ ab "List of the 28 Stations on the New Eighth Ave Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6.
^ Mascali, Nikki M. (12 March 2018). "163rd Street C train station begins 6-month closure for renovations". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ Station Reporter — C Train Archived March 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
^ 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" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
^ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^ "Enhanced Stations Initiative Program; Contract A·36622C (Package 3) for Design & Construction at 72nd Street, 86th Street, Cathedral Parkway (110th Street), and 163rd Street - Amsterdam Avenue Stations on the 8th Avenue Line (IND), Manhattan" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 23, 2017. p. 131. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ Warerkar, Tanay (2018-02-19). "MTA will shutter 4 Upper Manhattan subway stations for repairs". Curbed NY. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Review of the A and C Lines" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^ abcd "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Washington Heights" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to 163rd Street – Amsterdam Avenue (IND Eighth Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – 163rd Street/Amsterdam Avenue: IND 8th Avenue
- Station Reporter – C Train
- The Subway Nut – 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue Pictures
- 161st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 162nd Street / Amsterdam Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View
Stations of the New York City Subway, by service | |
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Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage) | |
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