96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

96 Street
96 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 96th Street & Central Park West; New York, NY 10025
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper West Side
Coordinates	40°47′30″N 73°57′53″W / 40.791622°N 73.964725°WCoordinates: 40°47′30″N 73°57′53″W / 40.791622°N 73.964725°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A (late nights); B (weekdays until 11:00 p.m.); C (all except late nights)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M10, M96, M106
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (89 years ago)
Station code	157
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	3,038,864 7.1%
Rank	167 out of 424
Station succession
Next north	103rd Street: A B C
Next south	86th Street: A B C
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96th Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at West 96th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side, it is served by the B on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.

History[]

Entrance at 97th Street

The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.^[6] Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million. While the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West provided an alternative route.^[7]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that the station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[8]

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound local	← weekdays toward Bedford Park Boulevard or 145th Street (103rd Street) ← toward 168th Street (103rd Street) ← toward 207th Street late nights (103rd Street)
	Side platform
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
B2	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ weekdays toward Brighton Beach (86th Street) → → toward Euclid Avenue (86th Street) → → toward Far Rockaway late nights (86th Street) →
	Side platform

Mosaic name tablet

This underground station has two levels with northbound trains using the upper level and southbound trains using the lower level. Each level has one side platform to the west of two tracks.^[9]

The platforms have no trim line, but name tablets read "96TH ST." in white sans-serif font on a midnight blue background and black border. "96" signs in the same format as the directional signs run along the platform walls at regular intervals at the same level as the name tablets. Blue columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white numbering.

Exits[]

All fare control areas are on the upper level platform and two staircases, one adjacent to each area, go down to the lower level. The full-time one at 96th Street is at the center of the platform. A staircase of four steps go down to a bank of three turnstiles that lead to a token booth. The other fare control area at 97th Street, at the station's extreme north end, is unstaffed, containing High Entry/Exit Turnstiles.^[10] The northwest staircase was relocated with a longer passageway due to the widening of 97th Street.

Two staircases connect the two platforms. There are currently three exits to the following locations:

Southwestern corner of West 96th Street and Central Park West.^[10]
Both western corners (one staircase each) of West 97th Street and Central Park West.^[10]

Directional signs that have been covered indicate that there was a third set of exits that led to both western corners (one staircase each) to West 95th Street.^[11] Further evidence of this exit's existence includes new tiling with doorways that lead to converted storage spaces on both levels. This exit was closed by 1940^[12] and possibly as early as November 1932 - just two months after the opening of the station - due to frequent vandalism.^[13]

References[]

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ 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). New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
^ Duffus, R. l (September 9, 1932). "NEW LINE FIRST UNIT IN CITY-WIDE SYSTEM; 8th Av. Tube to Ease West Side Congestion at Once -- Branches to Link 4 Boroughs Later. LAST WORD IN SUBWAYS Run From 207th to Chambers St. Cut to 33 Minutes -- 42d St. Has World's Largest Station. COST HAS BEEN $191,200,000 Years of Digging Up City Streets, Tunneling Rock and Building Road Finally Brought to Completion". The New York Times. p. 12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
^ "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper West Side" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
^ Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "1940s NYC | Street photos of every building in New York City in 1939/1940".
^ https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/History_of_the_Independent_Subway#The_Independent_City-Owned_System_Opens_For_Business

External links[]

nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 96th Street
Station Reporter — B Train
Station Reporter — C Train
The Subway Nut — 96th Street Pictures Archived June 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
96th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
97th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View

[1] "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[Chambers-2] "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[stationinformation-3] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[riderref-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[Opening-6] 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). New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

[7] Duffus, R. l (September 9, 1932). "NEW LINE FIRST UNIT IN CITY-WIDE SYSTEM; 8th Av. Tube to Ease West Side Congestion at Once -- Branches to Link 4 Boroughs Later. LAST WORD IN SUBWAYS Run From 207th to Chambers St. Cut to 33 Minutes -- 42d St. Has World's Largest Station. COST HAS BEEN $191,200,000 Years of Digging Up City Streets, Tunneling Rock and Building Road Finally Brought to Completion". The New York Times. p. 12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

[8] "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[tracks-9] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[MTAMaps-2015-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper West Side" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

[MTA-ReviewAC-2015-11] Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[12] "1940s NYC | Street photos of every building in New York City in 1939/1940".

[13] ttps://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/History_of_the_Independent_Subway#The_Independent_City-Owned_System_Opens_For_Business

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