The Dyckman Street station (pronounced ) is a
station on the
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The IND Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway. Opened in 1932, it was the first line of the Independent Subway System (IND), and the ''Eighth Avenu ...
of the
New York City Subway
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, located at the intersection of
Dyckman Street
Dyckman Street ( ), occasionally called West 200th Street, is a street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is commonly considered to be a crosstown street because it runs from the Hudson River to the Harlem River and inter ...
and
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
in
Inwood, within northern
Manhattan
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. It is served by the
A train at all times.
History
Dyckman Street was formerly named Dyckman Street–200th Street despite Manhattan never having a street numbered 200th. The station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated
Independent Subway System
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(IND)'s initial segment, the
Eighth Avenue Line between
Chambers Street and
207th Street. Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million. Service at this station was provided with express service from its onset.
The station was planned to be rehabilitated as part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program.
Station layout
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There are four tracks and two
side platform
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s, much like a typical local station in the subway system. The two outer tracks lead to the
207th Street terminal station while the two center tracks lead to the
207th Street Yard. The two center tracks merge with the two outer tracks south of this station and there are
diamond crossover
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The most common ty ...
s between all four tracks to the north. They can be used for train storage, reroutes, or emergencies. During the morning rush hour, some northbound A trains terminate here before being taken out of service to the yard by switching to the center tracks north of this station.
Both platform walls have no trim line, but there are mosaic name tablets reading "DYCKMAN–200TH ST." in white
sans-serif
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lettering on a maroon background and black border. Small "200" tile captions in white numbering on a black background run along the walls between the name tablets. Yellow I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering, reading "Dyckman Street". A few column signs still read "200". There is an underpass connecting the platforms.
Exits
Each platform has one same-level
fare control
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area and there is a crossunder inside fare control. The southbound platform has the full-time
turnstile
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bank and token booth. There are three street stairs here, two of which are built inside buildings and go up to the northwest corner of Broadway and Dyckman Street. The other stair goes up to the southwest corner of Broadway and
Riverside Drive on the northern end of
Fort Tryon Park
Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Hudson Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The park is situated on a ridge in Upper Manhattan, close to the Hudson River to the west. It extends most ...
.
Since
Inwood–207th Street is the next and last stop on the line, this station's fare control on the northbound platform is exit only, containing just
full height turnstiles and four staircases, two of which go up to the northeast corner of Broadway and Dyckman Street and the other two to the southeast corner.
Nearby points of interest
* Dyckman Farmhouse Museum[
* ]Fort Tryon Park
Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Hudson Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The park is situated on a ridge in Upper Manhattan, close to the Hudson River to the west. It extends most ...
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* ]Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park is a public park in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. On a high schist ridge that rises above the Hudson River from Dyckman Street to the n ...
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References
External links
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* Station Reporter â€
A Rockaway
* Station Reporter â€
* The Subway Nut â€
Dyckman Street (A)
Storefront entrance to Dyckman Street from Google Maps Street View
Broadway and Riverside Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View
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IND Eighth Avenue Line stations
New York City Subway stations in Manhattan
New York City Subway stations located underground
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932
1932 establishments in New York City
Broadway (Manhattan)
Inwood, Manhattan
U.S. Route 9