14th Street/Eighth Avenue station

8 Avenue
8 Avenue
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Canarsie Line platform
Station statistics
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Canarsie Line
Services	L (all times)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1931
Station code	115[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	N/A
Station succession
Next west	(Terminal): L
Next west	none: L
Next east	Sixth Avenue: L
Next east	Union Square: L
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

14 Street
14 Street
	New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Brooklyn bound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A (all times); C (all except late nights); E (all times)
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Station code	166[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service	[3]
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Station succession
Next north	34th Street–Penn Station (express): A ; 23rd Street (local): A C E
Next north	34th Street–Penn Station: A C E
Next south	West Fourth Street–Washington Square: A C E
Next south	West Fourth Street–Washington Square: A C E
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Stops late nights only

14 Street/8 Avenue
14 Street/8 Avenue
	New York City Subway station complex
	Street entrance
Station statistics
Address	Eighth Avenue & West 14th Street; New York, NY 10011
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	West Village, Chelsea
Coordinates	40.739779°N 74.002533°W
Division	B (BMT/IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line; BMT Canarsie Line
Services	A (all times); C (all except late nights); E (all times); L (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M12, M14A SBS, M14D SBS, M20
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Station code	618[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service	[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	14,239,275[4] 0.6%
Rank	18 out of 424[4]
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times

14th Street/Eighth Avenue is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie Line. It is located at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, and served by the:

A, E, and L trains at all times
C train at all times except late nights

The whole complex is ADA-compliant, with the accessible station entrance at 14th Street. This complex was renovated at the beginning of the 21st century.

The artwork in this station is by Tom Otterness, called Life Underground, and was installed in 2001. It features whimsical bronze sculptures, including a sewer alligator, scattered about the station.[5] From 1989 to 1995, an artwork by Ross Lewis could be found in the station. It is called Parallel Motion, and it shows images of moving bodies in the mezzanine drawn by brushstrokes using Chinese calligraphy. It is now situated in the lobby of Public School 89 in Battery Park City.[6]

There are several MTA New York City Transit Authority training facilities located in the Mezzanine.

History

In 1999, this station underwent a major station renovation. On August 24, 1993, the contract for the project's design was awarded for $994,079. In May 1994, a supplemental agreement worth $203,435 was reached to allow the consultant to design the New York City Transit training facility to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. As part of the project's design, multiple options were considered to improve the station, including the construction of a free transfer zone between the Eighth Avenue and Canarsie Lines. As part of the supplemental agreement, the consultant was directed to design it.[7]^{:C-55, C-56}

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Upper mezzanine	Fare control, station agents Elevator at northwest corner of 14th Street and Eighth Avenue
B2	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street (23rd Street) ← toward Jamaica Center (23rd Street) ← toward 207th Street late nights (23rd Street)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward 207th Street (34th Street–Penn Station)
	Southbound express	→ toward Far Rockaway, Lefferts Boulevard or Rockaway Park (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) → → toward World Trade Center (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) → → toward Far Rockaway late nights (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →
B3	Lower mezzanine	Ramp from upper mezzanine to platforms
B4	Track 2	→ toward Rockaway Parkway (Sixth Avenue) →
	Island platform
	Track 1	→ toward Rockaway Parkway (Sixth Avenue) →

Exits

The entrances of the station complex are located at the intersections of Eighth Avenue and 14th, 15th, and 16th Streets.[8] The northernmost one has an unstaffed bank of turnstiles, two staircases going up to the northwest corner of 16th Street and Eighth Avenue, and one going up to each eastern side of the intersection. A passageway leads to the front entrance of 111 Eighth Avenue (the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey building now occupied by Google) at the southwest corner.[8] A sign on the sidewalk outside the building indicates that an entrance to the station is available inside of the building. On either side, at the center of the mezzanine, a set of full height turnstiles lead to a staircases going up to either northern corners of 15th Street and Eighth Avenue.[8]

The full-time fare control area is at the south end of the mezzanine. On the east side is the transfer passageway between the platforms containing a ramp, staircase, and elevator. A set of full height turnstiles leads to a staircase going up to the northeast corner of 14th Street and 8th Avenue. The full-time turnstile bank has a token booth, two staircases to either southern corners of the intersection, and one staircase and elevator going up to the northwest corner. There is a direct entrance/exit to the BMT platforms at one bank of turnstiles here.[8] This area also provides access to a signal training school for New York City Transit employees.

There was a fourth set of entrances located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 17th Street which have since been closed.[9]

IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms

Track layout

					to 34 St
					to 23 St








					to W 4 St
					to W 4 St

14th Street is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line that has four tracks and two island platforms. Opened on September 10, 1932,[1] this is the southernmost Eighth Avenue Line station that is under Eighth Avenue itself. South of here, the line curves east to Sixth Avenue via Greenwich Avenue.

During daytime hours, C and E trains stop on the outer, local tracks, while A trains stop on the center, express tracks. During late-night hours, all service is on the local tracks. Both outer track walls have a medium yellow-orange trim line with a terracotta brown border. "14th" is written in black on the white tiles below the trim line. Both platforms have yellow I-beam-columns running along the center of the platform. The original 1931 trim line was a three tiles high deep yellow-orange set without a border. There are many staircases and one elevator per platform leading up to the full-length mezzanine above, which has a trim line, name tablets, and columns that are held in the same style as the platform below.

BMT Canarsie Line platform

Track layout














					to 6 Av

Eighth Avenue is the western (railroad north) terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line that has two tracks and one island platform. The station is served by the L train at all times.

Eighth Avenue station opened on May 30, 1931, and was the last station to open on the Canarsie Line, built as an extension from the mainline that opened seven years earlier westward from Sixth Avenue, the previous terminal.[10]

Eighth Avenue uses a single island platform with two tracks[11] which are designated officially as Q1 and Q2. Originally, they were named QW1 and QW2 since Eighth Avenue was a western extension of the Canarsie Line, but the line has been re-chained as Q. Eighth Avenue is the zero-point of the Canarsie Line's chaining, that is, it is the starting point of all distances on the line. The tracks end at bumper blocks just past the west end of the platform.

The station was originally decorated in a more IND style than the rest of the Canarsie Line, which was built by the BMT. The original tile band was a two-tone ultramarine blue with "8th Av" captions.[11] However, a 1999 renovation subsequently removed the IND style and replaced it with the BMT quilt-like tile pattern that exists on all other subway stations on the BMT Canarsie Line. The current tile color scheme is white with red stripes and mosaics held in beige and tan, with a pattern of red, yellow, green and off-white in the center. To signify the station's location, there are small "8" decorations set in teal-green hexagons, as found in other stations on the line.[11] On April 18, 2004, an L train ran into the bumper block after the operator suffered a seizure.

Nearby points of interest

Abingdon Square[8]
Chelsea art galleries west of 10th Avenue[8]
Chelsea Piers Sports Complex[8]
The High Line[8]
Hudson River Park[8]
IAC Building[8]
Jackson Square Park[8]
Meatpacking District[8]
Saint Vincent's Hospital; fence nearby is covered with ceramic tiles in tribute to the World Trade Center[8]
Westbeth Artists Community[8]
West Village[8]
Whitney Museum of American Art[8]

References

"List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
"Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
"Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
"14th Street/Eight Avenue - Tom Otterness - Life Underground, 2001". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
"Parallel Motion". Ross Lewis. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
NYC Transit Committee Agenda May 1994. New York City Transit. May 16, 1994.
"MTA Neighborhood Maps: 14th Street (A)(C)(E)" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
"Mayor Drives Train in New Subway Link". The New York Times. March 30, 1931. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
"8th Avenue - BMT Canarsie Lines". NYCSubway. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

External links

External video
"Life Underground" by Tom Otterness, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; January 13, 2010; 2:34 YouTube video clip

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[Opening-1] "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-3] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[riderref-4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[5] "14th Street/Eight Avenue - Tom Otterness - Life Underground, 2001". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[6] "Parallel Motion". Ross Lewis. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[7] NYC Transit Committee Agenda May 1994. New York City Transit. May 16, 1994.

[maps-8] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: 14th Street (A)(C)(E)" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[MTA-ReviewAC-2015-9] Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[Chambers3-10] "Mayor Drives Train in New Subway Link". The New York Times. March 30, 1931. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[nycs8ave-11] "8th Avenue - BMT Canarsie Lines". NYCSubway. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Eighth Ave. Line	Inwood–207th Street Dyckman Street 190th Street 181st Street 175th Street 168th Street 163rd Street–Amsterdam Avenue 155th Street [← to 155th Street, Concourse Line] 145th Street 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 81st Street–Museum of Natural History 72nd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle [to Seventh Avenue, Sixth Ave. Line → / ← to Seventh Avenue, Queens Blvd. Line] 50th Street 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal 34th Street–Penn Station 23rd Street 14th Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square Spring Street Canal Street Chambers Street–World Trade Center Fulton Street High Street [to Jay Street–MetroTech, Fulton St. Line →]
Canarsie Line	Eighth Avenue Sixth Avenue Union Square Third Avenue First Avenue Bedford Avenue Lorimer Street Graham Avenue Grand Street Montrose Avenue Morgan Avenue Jefferson Street DeKalb Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Halsey Street Wilson Avenue Bushwick Avenue–Aberdeen Street Broadway Junction [~~← to Broadway Junction, Jamaica Line~~] Atlantic Avenue Sutter Avenue Livonia Avenue New Lots Avenue East 105th Street Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.