191st Street station

191st Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Broadway entrance
Station statistics
Address	West 191st Street & Saint Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10040
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40.855°N 73.929°W / 40.855; -73.929
Division
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	January 14, 1911
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,682,168  9.7%
Rank	191 out of 423
Station succession
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Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

191st Street is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 191st Street in Manhattan, it served by the 1 train at all times.

At approximately 180 feet (50 m) below street level, 191st St is the deepest station in the New York City Subway system. The section of the line through the station opened on March 12 1906, but the elevators and other work had not yet been completed, and the station did not open to the public for another five years.

There are two exits from this station via the same fare control. There is an exit at the summit of the hill; the main entrance at 191st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, accessible by elevator only. The other is at the hillside, at 191st Street and Broadway, accessed via a three-block long passageway, one of the longest in the system.

Despite this depth, the next station north, Dyckman Street, is just above ground level. The reason for this is because the island of Manhattan dips in elevation as it approaches its tip.

This station was totally renovated in 2004-2005 by the NY Tranit Authority. The mosaics at 191st Street were in terrible condition, and all the tiles and mosaics were replaced by reproductions of the exact originals. They were replaced by Serpentile, a company that does reproductions of original subway motifs, the tiles are unglazed porcelain- 1/2" x various lengths. Each of the 72 columns had to be plastered and prepared for 4 sided mosaics that wrapped around each one. There are 72 vertical panels, and over 3500 linear foot of mosaics. The NY Transit construction crew did all the tiles and installation.

Bus connection

• M3

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT West Side Line: 191st Street
• Station Reporter — 1 Train