The 175th Street station (also known as 175th Street–George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, at the intersection of 175th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, it is served by the A train at all times.

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175 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view, southbound track
Station statistics
Address	West 175th Street & Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10033
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Washington Heights
Coordinates	40.846541°N 73.940091°W / 40.846541; -73.940091
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M4, M5, M98, M100, Bx3, Bx7, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35, Bx36 GWB Bus Station
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (91 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	175th Street–George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
Traffic
2023	2,258,838[3]  5.8%
Rank	143 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 181st Street toward Inwood–207th Street 168th Street toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue or Ozone 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 to 181st Street to 168th Street
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Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

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New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent 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 the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT.^[4][5] On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line.^[6] This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan.^[6][7] The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a station at 175th Street.^[8]

The finishes at the five stations between 175th 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 from 116th 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 175th Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.^[14][15]

The tiles on the station's walls were repaired in 1937.^[16] In 1952, as part of an early plan for the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, officials proposed building an underpass between the 175th Street station and the planned bus terminal.^[17] The elevators at the station were installed in November 1989, making the station one of the earliest to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The station was planned to be rehabilitated as part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program.^[18]

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent Elevator at northeast corner of 177th Street and Fort Washington Avenue
P Platform level	Northbound	← toward Inwood–207th Street (181st Street)
	Island platform
	Southbound	← toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue, Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard or Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (168th Street) →

The underground station has two tracks and one island platform,^[19] with single green columns in the center of the platform rather than the double columns found near the platform edges at other stations. The tilework in this station is plain, and lacks the maroon-colored tile bands that are present at adjacent stations along the line.

It is linked by a tunnel to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. The tunnel, which is maintained by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is not wheelchair-accessible, as using it requires traversing a short flight of stairs between the tunnel and the station mezzanine. This tunnel is closed at night between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.^[20]

The 174th Street Yard, used to store trains assigned to the C service, is adjacent to this station to the east.^[19]

The station and the nearby George Washington Bridge Bus Station are served by ten local MTA Regional Bus Operations routes and various interstate bus routes.^[23][24]