Inwood–207 Street
AR211 train parked at the end of the station platform
Station statistics
Address	West 207th Street and Broadway New York, New York
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Inwood
Coordinates	40°52′04″N73°55′16″W / 40.867672°N 73.921165°W /40.867672; -73.921165
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Bx7,Bx12,Bx12 SBS,Bx20 MTA Bus:BxM1
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932; 93 years ago (1932-09-10)[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Former/other names	Washington Heights–207th Street
Other entrances/ exits	Broadway and 207th Street, Broadway & 211th Street/Isham Street
Traffic
2024	1,818,236[3]  11.3%
Rank	174 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Terminus Dyckman Street towardFar Rockaway–Mott Avenue orOzone Park–Lefferts Boulevard
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toDyckman Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

TheInwood–207th Street station (formerlyWashington Heights–207th Street) is the northernterminal station of theIND Eighth Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 207th Street andBroadway in theManhattan neighborhood ofInwood, nearInwood Hill Park, it is served by theA train at all times.

New York City mayorJohn Francis Hylan's original plans for theIndependent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by theInterborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT.^[4][5] On December 9, 1924, theNew York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of theIND Eighth Avenue Line.^[6] This line consisted of a corridor connectingInwood, Manhattan, toDowntown Brooklyn, running largely underEighth Avenue but also parallelingGreenwich Avenue andSixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan.^[6][7] The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a station at 207th Street.^[8]

The finishes at the five stations between175th and 207th Street were 18 percent completed by May 1930.^[9] By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the stations from116th to 207th Street were 99.9 percent completed.^[10] The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles.^[11] A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening.^[12][13] The 207th Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line betweenChambers Street and207th Street.^[14][15] It was originally known asWashington Heights–207th Street.

This station was renovated in the late 1990s, and the contract for the project's design was awarded in May 1994.^{[16]: C-28–C-30} In 1995, the MTA requested funds for the installation of elevators at the station to make it compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[17]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent,MetroCard andOMNY machines Elevator at southwest corner of Broadway and 207th Street
Platform level	Track 4	towardFar Rockaway–Mott Avenue,Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard orRockaway Park–Beach 116th Street(Dyckman Street) →
	Island platform
	Track 3	towardFar Rockaway–Mott Avenue,Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard orRockaway Park–Beach 116th Street(Dyckman Street) →

This underground station has a singleisland platform between the two tracks, which end atbumper blocks just north of the platform. To the immediate south is an interlocking made up of adiamond crossover that allows trains to get to the correct track, and then proceed to share the right of way with the207th Street Yard leads toDyckman Street, which is the next station south.^[18][19] Themezzanine and street elevator shaft includes artwork titledAt the Start...At Long Last bySheila Levrant de Bretteville.^[19] The terminal is operated by a Dispatcher's Office at the south end, while the Interlocking Plant is controlled by theCTC located in the 207th Street Yard.^[19] The mezzanine connecting the north and south exits of the station is closed, and is used for employee facilities.^[20]

The station's tiles are colored maroon. This was part of a color-codedtile system used throughout the IND.^[21] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away fromLower Manhattan. As such, the maroon tiles used at the 207th Street station are also used at168th Street, the first express station to the south, as well as at other stations on the Eighth Avenue Line north of 168th Street.^[22][23]

There are three street stairs and an elevator at the intersection of Broadway and 207th Street.^[24] The elevator is at the northeast corner of this intersection, making the station compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[25] One stair leads from each of the other three corners. The north exit to the station has two street stairs to either northern corner of Broadway, Isham Street, and 211th Street.^[24]

There is also a closed exit that led to the northwest corner of 207th Street and Broadway. This stair was located inside a building and had been closed after it was severely damaged after a fire. Several turns were required to access the staircase, creating poor sight-lines. In June 1994, the MTA Board approved a plan to permanently close the entrance, allowing the passageway to be sealed with brick-and-mortar at either end. At this point, the entrance had been closed for several years. It was estimated that the entrance would have been used by 400 daily passengers. A public meeting was held in May 1994, along with proposed station access changes at other stations.^[26] The elevator entrance is located near this old staircase.

• Inwood Hill Park^[24]
• Isham Park^[24]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toInwood – 207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org –IND 8th Avenue: 207th Street
• nycsubway.org –At the Start... At Long Last Artwork by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (1999)
• Station Reporter –A Lefferts
• Station Reporter –A Rockaway
• MTA's Arts For Transit –Inwood–207th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
• The Subway Nut —Inwood–207th Street Pictures
• 207th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Isham Street/211th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

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• New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
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• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932
• Broadway (Manhattan)
• Inwood, Manhattan
• U.S. Route 9
• 1932 establishments in New York City

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