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Subway station · Manhattan

181 St Station

181st Street

A

Accessible (ADA)

Next trains

A 8th Av - Fulton St platforms

Uptown ADA

  • AInwood-207 StLive · 3 min early2 min5:57 PM
  • AInwood-207 StLive · 3 min early10 min6:05 PM
  • AInwood-207 StLive · 4 min early17 min6:12 PM
  • AInwood-207 StLive28 min6:23 PM

Downtown ADA

  • AFar Rockaway-Mott AvLive · 1 min early2 min5:57 PM
  • AOzone Park-Lefferts BlvdLive7 min6:02 PM
  • AFar Rockaway-Mott AvLive13 min6:08 PM
  • AOzone Park-Lefferts BlvdLive17 min6:12 PM

Data may not be real time. “Live” times come from MTA real-time feeds as processed by our trip planner; “Scheduled” times come from published timetables. This site is independent and not affiliated with the MTA. Updated 5:55 PM ET; refreshes every 30 seconds.

Service alerts

Planned work coming up

UpcomingReduced ServiceAIn Upper Manhattan, A runs every 30 minutes between Inwood-207 St and 168 St

Nov 3 - 6, Tue to Fri, 12:01 AM to 5:00 AM

A service runs in two sections:

1. Between Inwood-207 St and 168 St

2. Between 168 St and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd/Far Rockaway-Mott Av

Transfer at 168 St accessible to continue your trip.

What's happening?

Track maintenance

Posted Oct 6, 2026, 3:32 PM

Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.

Elevators & escalators

  • No outage Elevator EL117 · A
    Upper mezzanine (184 St & Ft Washington Av) to lower mezzanine for service in both directions.
  • No outage Elevator EL118 · A
    Upper mezzanine (184 St & Ft Washington Av) to lower mezzanine for service in both directions.
  • No outage Elevator EL119 · A
    Upper mezzanine (184 St & Ft Washington Av) to lower mezzanine for service in both directions.
  • No outage Elevator EL517 · A
    Mezzanine to platform for Inwood-207 St-bound service.
  • No outage Elevator EL518 · A
    Mezzanine to platform for Downtown and Brooklyn-bound service.
  • No outage Escalator ES117 · A
    upper mezzanine (181 St & Fort Washington Ave) to lower mezzanine
  • No outage Escalator ES118 · A
    lower mezzanine to upper mezzanine for 181 St & Fort Washington Ave exit
  • No outage Escalator ES119 · A
    lower mezzanine to upper mezzanine for 181 St & Fort Washington Ave exit

Last 30 days: 5 outages recorded (≈ 6 hours out of service in total). Tracking since Oct 11, 2026.

Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.

First & last trains (scheduled)

Line & directionWeekdaySatSun
A Inwood-207 St 24 hours24 hours24 hours
A Far Rockaway-Mott Av 24 hours24 hours24 hours

From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.

Map & entrances

6 entrances: 4 stairs, 2 station houses.

Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.

Directions to this station

Accessibility

  • A 181 St (8th Av - Fulton St) Accessible

ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.

Transfers nearby

  • BusRoutes within 800 ft: M4M98

Nearby stations

Citi Bike nearby

  • Fort Washington Ave & W 183 St
    2 bikes (2 e-bikes) · 26 open docks    210 ft
  • W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave
    2 bikes (2 e-bikes) · 20 open docks    0.1 mi
  • Broadway & W 185 St
    3 bikes (3 e-bikes) · 16 open docks    0.2 mi

Availability from the Citi Bike public GBFS feed. Data may not be real time. Not affiliated with Lyft or Citi Bike.