Subway station · Manhattan
81st Street–Museum of Natural History
Not accessible 1 service alert
CB 8th Av - Fulton St platforms
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Some uptown AD trains are running local from 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St.
Listen for crew announcements to hear how your train will run.
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 7:16 PM
Oct 19 - Nov 13, Mon to Fri, 11:15 PM to 5:00 AM
For service to these stations, take the A to 125 St and transfer to a downtown A local.
For service from these stations, take the A to 59 St-Columbus Circle and transfer to an uptown A.
Schedule reminder: A skips these stations days and evenings.
Travel tip:
Use nearby 1 stations instead. Transfer between trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle or 168 St.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 10:26 AM
Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning 9:00 PM
A runs local in both directions between 168 St and Euclid Av.
In Manhattan, transfer between trains at the following stations:
59 St-Columbus Circle accessible | AD1
42 St Port Authority/Times Sq/Bryant Park
123AEDFNQ
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | EDNQR
14 St (6 Av) L12 (via passageway)
W 4 St-Wash Sq accessible | ADF
Schedule reminder: C does not operate overnight.
What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance
Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:33 AM
Oct 19 - 22 and Oct 26 - 29, Mon to Thu, beginning 8:30 PM
Take the AD and/or Q trains.
Transfer at 59 St-Columbus Circle accessible | AD, 34 St-Herald Sq accessible | Q and/or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr DQ
What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:24 AM
Nov 2 - 5 and Nov 9 - 12, Mon to Thu, beginning 10:45 PM
For service to these stations, take the C to 125 St and transfer to a downtown C.
For service from these stations, take the C to 59 St-Columbus Circle and transfer to an uptown C.
Schedule reminder: C does not operate overnight.
Travel tip:
Use nearby 1 stations instead. Transfer between trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle or 168 St.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
Posted Oct 15, 2026, 9:03 AM
Oct 16 - 19, Fri to Mon, Overnight
For service to these stations, take the A to 125 St and transfer to a downtown A or D.
For service from these stations, take the A or D to 59 St-Columbus Circle and transfer to an uptown A.
Schedule reminder: A skips these stations days and evenings.
Note: Downtown D runs local from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle during this time.
What's happening?
We're making station improvements
Posted Oct 15, 2026, 7:45 AM
Oct 17 - 18, Sat and Sun, days and evenings
For service to these stations, take the C to 125 St and transfer to a downtown AC or D.
For service from these stations, take the AC or D to 59 St-Columbus Circle and transfer to an uptown C.
Schedule reminder: C does not operate overnight.
Notes: Downtown A runs local from 125 St to Canal St during this time.
Downtown D runs local from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle during this time.
What's happening?
We're making station improvements
Posted Oct 15, 2026, 7:45 AM
Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.
No elevators or escalators are listed for this station in the MTA equipment feed.
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.
| Line & direction | Weekday | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Inwood-207 St | 3:45 AM – 3:23 AM | 3:39 AM – 3:19 AM | No service |
| A Far Rockaway-Mott Av | 12:36 AM – 12:21 AM | 12:36 AM – 12:21 AM | 24 hours |
| C 168 St | 6:35 AM – 9:55 PM | 6:40 AM – 11:13 PM | No service |
| C Euclid Av | 5:32 AM – 9:20 PM | 5:55 AM – 10:25 PM | 7:15 AM – 10:26 PM |
| B Bedford Park Blvd | 6:48 AM – 10:08 PM | No service | No service |
| B Brighton Beach | 5:57 AM – 8:48 PM | No service | No service |
| D Bay 50 St | No service | No service | 24 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.
4 entrances: 3 stairs, 1 easement.
Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.
ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.
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