West Fourth Street–Washington Square station

 West 4 Street–
 Washington Square
 ​​​​​​
The station's mezzanine
Station statistics
AddressWest Third Street & Sixth Avenue
New York, New York
(main station entrance)
BoroughManhattan
LocaleGreenwich Village
Coordinates40°43′54″N 74°00′03″W / 40.731682°N 74.000945°W / 40.731682; -74.000945
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND Sixth Avenue Line
IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services   A  (all times)​
   B  (weekdays during the day)​
   C  (all times except late nights)​
   D  (all times)​
   E  (all times)​
   F  (all times) <F>  (two rush hour trains, peak direction)​
   M  (weekdays during the day)
Transit NYCT Bus: M8, M55, SIM7, SIM33
PATH: JSQ–33, HOB–33, JSQ–33 (via HOB) (at Ninth Street)
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms4 island platforms (2 on each level)
cross-platform interchange
Tracks8 (4 on each level)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (1932-09-10) (upper level)
December 15, 1940 (1940-12-15) (lower level)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
202310,011,362  22.9%
Rank19 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
14th Street
A  ​C  ​E 
northbound
Express		 Canal Street
A 
toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue or Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard

Local		 Spring Street
A  ​C  ​E 
via Canal Street
34th Street–Herald Square
B  ​D 
via 59th Street–Columbus Circle
Express		 Broadway–Lafayette Street
B  ​D  ​F  <F> ​M 
southbound
14th Street
F  <F> ​M 
via 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
Local
Location
Track layout

Upper level (Eighth Avenue Line)
to 14th Street
6th Av local to lower level
6th Av local to lower level
to Spring Street
to Canal Street
Lower level (Sixth Avenue Line)
to 34th Street–Herald Square
to 14th Street
6th Av local to upper level
6th Av local to upper level
from Broadway–Lafayette Street
to Broadway–Lafayette Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only (limited service)
West 4th Street Subway Station (IND)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000223
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2005

The West Fourth Street–Washington Square station (also known as the West Fourth Street station) is an express station and transfer stop on the IND Sixth Avenue and IND Eighth Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of West Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It is served by the A, D, E, and F trains at all times; the B and M trains on weekdays; the C train at all times except late nights; and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction.

The West Fourth Street station was built as an express station for the Independent Subway System (IND)'s Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue Lines. It has four island platforms and eight tracks, split evenly across two levels, which are connected by a mezzanine. The Eighth Avenue Line platforms on the upper level opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the IND's first segment, while the Sixth Avenue Line platforms on the lower level opened on December 15, 1940. The West Fourth Street station contains elevators, which make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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