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The 96th Street station 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.

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	40.791622°N 73.964725°W / 40.791622; -73.964725
Division	B (IND)[1]
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 (90 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	3,038,864[3]  7.1%
Rank	167 out of 424[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 103rd Street A  ​B  ​C  via 145th Street Local 86th Street A  ​B  ​C  via 59th Street–Columbus Circle does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend Upper level to 103 St Lower level to 86 St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays only

History

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.[4] Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million (equivalent to $3,797.4 million in 2021). While the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line already provided parallel service, the new Eighth Avenue subway via Central Park West provided an alternative route.[5]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that the station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[6]

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 Inwood–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–Mott Avenue late nights (86th Street) →
	Side platform

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.[7]

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.[8] The northwest staircase was relocated with a longer passageway due to the widening of 97th Street.[9]

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.[8]
• Both western corners (one staircase each) of West 97th Street and Central Park West.[8]

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.[10] 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[11] and possibly as early as November 1932 - just two months after the opening of the station - due to frequent vandalism.[12]

References

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

На других языках

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- [en] 96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

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[ru] 96-я улица (линия Восьмой авеню, Ай-эн-ди)

«96-я улица» (англ. 96th Street) — станция Нью-Йоркского метрополитена, расположенная на линии Восьмой авеню, Ай-эн-ди. Станция находится в Манхэттене, в районе Гарлем, на пересечении 96-й улицы и Сентрал-Парк-Уэст. На станции останавливаются маршруты: A (ночью), B (в будни днём и вечером до 23:00) и C (круглосуточно, кроме ночи). Станцию проходят без остановки маршруты A (круглосуточно, кроме ночи) и D (круглосуточно).

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