🇺🇸 181 St (A)

New York City Subway station

181 St (A) is station 56 of 59 on the A train of the New York City Subway. On weekdays the first train leaves between 00:17 and 04:06 and the last between 24:00 and 27:46.

Station facts

Lines
A train
A train
Station 56 of 59, between Far Rockaway-Mott Av and Inwood-207 St

Next stations

First and last train from 181 St (A)

TowardsDaysFirstLast
Inwood-207 St (A train)Monday to Friday04:0627:46
Inwood-207 St (A train)Saturday04:0027:40
Inwood-207 St (A train)Sunday04:0027:40
Far Rockaway-Mott Av or Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd or Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A train)Monday to Friday00:1724:00
Far Rockaway-Mott Av or Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd or Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A train)Saturday00:1724:01
Far Rockaway-Mott Av or Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd or Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A train)Sunday00:1524:00

Scheduled departures from this station. Check the operator for holidays and disruptions.

How often trains run

Towards06:00 to 09:0009:00 to 17:0017:00 to 21:00after 21:00
Inwood-207 St (A train)6 min7.5 min7 min11.3 min
Far Rockaway-Mott Av or Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd or Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A train)7 min8 min6 min11 min

Median gap between scheduled departures on weekdays.

From 181 St (A) to the main stations

ToStopsChange atRide timeFare
Times Sq-42 St6—21 minUS$3.00
Grand Central-42 St7Times Sq-42 St22 minUS$3.00
34 St-Penn Station7—22 minUS$3.00
34 St-Herald Sq7Times Sq-42 St22 minUS$3.00
14 St-Union Sq8Times Sq-42 St25 minUS$3.00
Fulton St12—33 minUS$3.00
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr10Times Sq-42 St40 minUS$3.00
59 St-Columbus Circle5—18 minUS$3.00

Ride time is on the trains only; walking between platforms at a change is not in the operator's data. Plan any trip.

Entrances and lifts

Entrance armLiftEscalatorStaircase

As listed in the operator's published station data. Lift availability on the day can differ; ask station staff.

Schedule data from MTA New York City Transit, obtained from MTA and hosted on this site's own server. Not licensed by or affiliated with the MTA. Figures come from the operator's published data (feed valid from 3 November 2026); see how we verify. All New York City Subway stations.