181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

181 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view looking south
Station statistics
Address	West 181st Street & Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights, Hudson Heights
Coordinates	40°51′06″N 73°56′17″W / 40.8517°N 73.9380°W / 40.8517; -73.9380
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx3, Bx7, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35, Bx36, M4, M98, M100 GWB Bus Station
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-09-10)[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	181st Street–Fort Washington Avenue[3]
Other entrances/ exits	Fort Washington Avenue & 184th Street, Overlook Terrace & 184th Street, east side of Fort Washington Avenue
Traffic
2023	1,751,997[4]  6.5%
Rank	180 out of 423[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 190th Street toward Inwood–207th Street 175th Street toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue or Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
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Track layout Legend to 190th Street to 175th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
181st Street Subway Station (IND)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000233[5]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2005

The 181st Street station (also known as 181st Street–Fort Washington Avenue) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located beneath Fort Washington Avenue in the Hudson Heights section of the Washington Heights neighborhood, between 181st and 184th Streets. The station is served by the A train at all times.

The 181st Street station opened in 1932 and has two tracks and two side platforms. It is located near Bennett Park, the highest natural point in Manhattan. The station has two exits to Fort Washington Avenue: one at 181st Street and another across from Bennett Park. A third entrance is at 184th Street and Overlook Terrace at the bottom of the hill; elevators connect the Bennett Park and Overlook Terrace entrances. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.