14th Street/Eighth Avenue station
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The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie Line. Located at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, the station is served by the A, E and L trains at all times and the C train at all times except late nights.
14 Street/8 Avenue | |||||||||
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New York City Subway station complex | |||||||||
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Address | Eighth Avenue & West 14th Street New York, NY | ||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||
Locale | West Village, Chelsea | ||||||||
Coordinates | 40.739779°N 74.002533°W / 40.739779; -74.002533 | ||||||||
Division | B (BMT/IND)[1] | ||||||||
Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line BMT Canarsie Line | ||||||||
Services | A (all times) C (all except late nights) E (all times) L (all times) | ||||||||
Transit | NYCT Bus: M12, M14A SBS, M14D SBS, M20 | ||||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||||
Levels | 2 | ||||||||
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Opened | September 10, 1932 (91 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2] | ||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | ||||||||
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2023 | 10,863,467[3] 18.2% | ||||||||
Rank | 16 out of 423[3] | ||||||||
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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. There are several MTA New York City Transit Authority training facilities located in the mezzanine. The station complex contains an artwork by Tom Otterness called Life Underground, which features whimsical bronze sculptures, including a sewer alligator, scattered about the station.