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The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit system in the United States and the seventh busiest in the world, with 5.225 million daily riders. The system's 472 stations qualifies it to have the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world.

Three rapid transit companies merged in 1940 to create the present New York City Subway system: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND). In the Bronx, only the IRT and IND constructed lines in the borough.

History

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The 183rd Street station of the Third Avenue El, shortly before its demolition.

On May 17, 1886, the Suburban Rapid Transit Company operated the first rapid transit operation in the Annexed District—as the Bronx was known then—via a crossing over the Harlem River between 133rd Street and 129th Street in Manhattan.[1] The Suburban was bought by the Manhattan Railway Company in 1891, which had operated the Second Avenue and Third Avenue Lines from its 129th Street terminal. In turn, the Manhattan Railway was acquired by the IRT in 1902 through a 999-year lease. This line was then known as the IRT Third Avenue Line in both the Bronx and Manhattan. The line was incrementally built northward since its opening until 1920, when it reached its northernmost terminal at Gun Hill Road and connected with the northern portion of the IRT White Plains Road Line. On May 12, 1955, the Third Avenue Line was closed south of 149th Street in response to developers wishing to construct newer residences and commercial buildings on the East Side of Manhattan.[2][3][4] The remainder of the Third Avenue Line, wholly within the Bronx, was closed on April 28, 1973 and was subsequently demolished.[5]

In the Bronx, the earliest stations and infrastructure of the New York City Subway still in existence lie in the IRT White Plains Road Line. The line, under a contract with the City of New York called Contract 1, was constructed to connect to the original IRT subway system which had operated since October 27, 1904.[6] The section of the White Plains Road Line that opened a month later operated between 149th Street and 180th Street–Bronx Park (a spur line station closed in 1952, now demolished) and ran through the IRT Third Avenue Line.[6] The underground subway from Manhattan (via the IRT Lenox Avenue Line) reached the Bronx by July 10, 1905 and White Plains Road Line trains operated through the subway.[6] In 1908, as an extension of Contract 1, the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, would reach the western Bronx from 225th Street to its present terminal at Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street, signifying the completion of the first subway.[6] The IRT's next contract, Contract 3, would be granted alongside the BMT's, Contract 4, in what is called the Dual Contracts. Under the Dual Contracts, from 1917 to 1920, the White Plains Road Line was extended from what is now West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue to 219th Street, 238th Street, and Wakefield–241st Street, its northernmost terminal.[7] Also under the contract, the IRT Jerome Avenue Line was opened in 1917 between 149th Street–Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road before its extension northward to Woodlawn and the completion of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line a year later.[6] The IRT Ninth Avenue Line's 155th Street station also connected to the Jerome Avenue Line at 167th Street in 1918.[6] (This section was closed in 1958 and later demolished.) Between 1918 and 1920, the IRT Pelham Line was the last Contract 3 line to be built, from its original section between 125th Street (in Manhattan) and Third Avenue–138th Street,[8] to extensions to Hunts Point Avenue,[9] East 177th Street,[10] Westchester Square,[11] and its northeastern terminus at Pelham Bay Park.[6][7][12]

The IND's first and only line in the Bronx, the IND Concourse Line, opened in 1933 from 145th Street in Manhattan to Norwood–205th Street, its northernmost terminal.[13][14] The most recent expansion of Bronx service happened shortly after the unification of the three New York City subway systems: in 1941, the former tracks of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue were acquired by the Board of Transportation to be part of the IRT Division as the IRT Dyre Avenue Line.[15] Through service to Manhattan via the White Plains Road Line at East 180th Street began in 1957.[16]

Directional prefixes

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Although many east–west streets in the Bronx are prefixed with either "East" or "West", most subway stations are named without the prefix, e.g. 231st Street instead of West 231st Street.[17] Some stations, such as East 143rd Street and East 149th Street on the Pelham Line and East 180th Street on the White Plains Road Line, have directional prefixes to differentiate from other stations in the same borough: namely the 143rd Street station of the Third Avenue Line; the 149th Street–Grand Concourse and Third Avenue–149th Street stations; and the 180th Street/Third Avenue and 180th Street–Bronx Park stations.[18] The "East" prefix is retained for Tremont Avenue in the West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue and Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue stations, while the Concourse Line Tremont Avenue station omits the prefix.[17] In addition, while the Parkchester–East 177th Street station on the Pelham Line used a directional prefix for 177th Street, the now-demolished Tremont Avenue–177th Street station on the Third Avenue Line and the now-renamed 177th Street station on the White Plains Road Line did not use the prefix.

Lines and services

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There are 70 New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, per the official count of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; of these, 9 are express-local stations. If the 2 station complexes are counted as one station each, the number of stations is 68. In the table below, lines with colors next to them indicate trunk lines, which determine the colors that are used for services' route bullets and diamonds. The opening date refers to the opening of the first section of track for the line. In the "division" column, the current division is followed by the original division in parentheses.

Division Line Services Stations in the Bronx Opened Continues to
A (IRT)   Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line "1" train 3 August 1, 1908 Manhattan
B (IND) Concourse Line "B" train​"D" train 10 (4 express-local stations, 1 part of a station complex) July 1, 1933 Manhattan
A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line "5" train 5 May 15, 1941 —
A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line "4" train​"5" train 14 (2 part of station complexes) June 2, 1917 Manhattan
A (IRT) Pelham Line "6" train"6" express train​ 18 (3 express-local stations) August 1, 1918 Manhattan
A (IRT) White Plains Road Line "2" train​"5" train 20 (2 express-local stations, 1 part of a station complex) November 26, 1904 Manhattan

Stations

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Permanently closed subway stations, including those that have been demolished, are not included in the list below. Numerically named stations that are attached with a geographic location before them (Norwood–205th Street, Wakefield–241st Street, and Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street) are listed under the geographic location name.[^ 1]

Station service legend
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Time period details
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disabled access ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
Disabled access ↓
Elevator access to mezzanine only
* Station is part of a station complex
** Transfer stations either between local and express services or that involve the terminus of a service on the same line; may also be part of a station complex as defined above
*** Multi-level or adjacent-platform transfer stations on different lines considered to be one station as classified by the MTA
† Terminal of a service
*†, **† or ***† Transfer stations and terminals
‡ Last station in the Bronx before service continues to Manhattan
*‡, **‡, or ***‡ Last station in the Bronx and a transfer station
Station Disabled access Division Line Services Opened [19][20]
003Third Avenue–138th Street**‡ 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ August 1, 1918[19]
003Third Avenue–149th Street** 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except late nights 		July 10, 1905[19]
138th Street–Grand Concourse‡ 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all except rush hours, peak direction
​   5 all except late nights 		July 17, 1918[19]
149th Street–Grand Concourse*[^ 2] 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
149th Street–Grand Concourse*‡[^ 2] 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except late nights 		July 10, 1905[19]
161st Street–Yankee Stadium*‡[^ 3] 0Disabled access B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all except rush hours, peak direction 		July 1, 1933[20]
161st Street–Yankee Stadium*[^ 3] 0Disabled access A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
167th Street 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all except rush hours, peak direction 		July 1, 1933[20]
167th Street 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
170th Street 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all except rush hours, peak direction 		July 1, 1933[20]
170th Street 0Disabled access A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
174th Street 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
174th–175th Streets 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all except rush hours, peak direction 		July 1, 1933[20]
176th Street 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
182nd–183rd Streets 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all except rush hours, peak direction 		July 1, 1933[20]
183rd Street 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
219th Street 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
225th Street 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 31, 1917[19]
231st Street‡ 0Disabled access A (IRT) Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line    1 all times August 1, 1908[19]
233rd Street 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 31, 1917[19]
238th Street 2 A (IRT) Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line    1 all times August 1, 1908[19]
Allerton Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
Baychester Avenue 2 A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line    5 all times May 15, 1941[19]
Bedford Park Boulevard**† 0Disabled access B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all times 		July 1, 1933[20]
Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times April 15, 1918[19]
Bronx Park East 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
Brook Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times January 8, 1919[19]
Buhre Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ December 20, 1920[19]
Burke Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
Burnside Avenue 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
Castle Hill Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times October 24, 1920[19]
Cypress Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times January 8, 1919[19]
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times January 8, 1919[19]
East 149th Street 0Disabled access A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times January 8, 1919[19]
East 180East 180th Street**† 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times 		March 3, 1917[19]
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue† 2 A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line    5 all times May 15, 1941[19]
Elder Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times May 30, 1920[19]
Fordham Road** 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all times 		July 1, 1933[20]
Fordham Road 0Disabled access A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
Freeman Street 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
Gun Hill Road 0Disabled access A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line    5 all times May 15, 1941[19]
Gun Hill Road 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
Hunts Point Avenue** 0Disabled access A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ January 8, 1919[19]
Intervale Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		April 30, 1910[21][22]
Jackson Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
Kingsbridge Road** 0Disabled access B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all times 		July 1, 1933[20]
Kingsbridge Road 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
Longwood Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times January 8, 1919[19]
Middletown Road 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ December 20, 1920[19]
Morris Park 2 A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line    5 all times May 15, 1941[19]
Morrison Avenue–Soundview 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times May 30, 1920[19]
Mosholu Parkway 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times April 15, 1918[19]
Mount Eden Avenue 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times June 2, 1917[19]
Nereid Avenue**† 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 31, 1917[19]
Norwood–205th Street† 2 B (IND) Concourse Line    D all times July 1, 1933[20]
Parkchester**† 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ May 30, 1920[19]
Pelham Bay Park† 0Disabled access A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ December 20, 1920[19]
Pelham Parkway 2 A (IRT) Dyre Avenue Line    5 all times May 15, 1941[19]
Pelham Parkway 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction 		March 3, 1917[19]
Prospect Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
Simpson Street 0Disabled access A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
St. Lawrence Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times May 30, 1920[19]
Tremont Avenue**‡ 0Disabled access B (IND) Concourse Line    B weekdays only
​   D all times 		July 1, 1933[20]
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street† 2 A (IRT) Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line    1 all times August 1, 1908[19]
Wakefield–241st Street† 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times December 13, 1920[19]
West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 2 A (IRT) White Plains Road Line    2 all times
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights 		November 26, 1904[19]
Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ October 24, 1920[19]
Whitlock Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times May 30, 1920[19]
Woodlawn† 2 A (IRT) Jerome Avenue Line    4 all times April 15, 1918[19]
Zerega Avenue 2 A (IRT) Pelham Line    6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​ October 24, 1920[19]


See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line Marble Hill–225th Street station is on the U.S. mainland contiguous with the Bronx, it and the Marble Hill neighborhood are legally part of New York County (Manhattan).
  2. ^ a b The 2 platform sets of the 149th Street–Grand Concourse station complex count as one station when compared to international standards.
  3. ^ a b The 2 platform sets of the 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station complex count as one station when compared to international standards.

References

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  1. ^ "Just Across the River, Opening of a Short Length of the Sub-Urban Rapid Transit Railroad". The New York Times. May 18, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Salisbury, Harrison E. (May 13, 1955). "Cars Are Packed For Last 'El' Trip — 3d Ave. Salutes With Raised Glasses as Train Makes Noisy and Slow Journey" (PDF). New York Times. p. 16. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ Katz, Ralph (May 13, 1955). "Last Train Rumbles On Third Ave. 'El'" (PDF). New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ "1_b9a9ca3dd2cb7a4c955d0b772f5ff52b". Flickr. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  5. ^ Montgomery, Paul L. (April 29, 1973). "Third Ave. El Reaches the End of Its Long, Noisy, Blighted, Nostalgic Line". New York Times. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  7. ^ a b Annual Report. New York State Transit Commission. 1922. p. 442.
  8. ^ "Opening New Subway H Shortens Distance to A. & S." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1, 1918. p. 8. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  9. ^ "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Subway Extension Opens Sunday". The New York Times. October 22, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  12. ^ York, Bronx Board of Trade, New (1931). A Comprehensive General and Industrial Survey: The Bronx in the City of New York. Bronx Board of Trade. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M.: Adds 21 1/2 Miles to City's System−Connects With Manhattan Line at 145th". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  15. ^ "Rail Line is Added to Subway System". The New York Times. May 16, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  16. ^ "IRT Spur Opens Today: Dyre Avenue Line in Bronx Will Have Five Stations" (PDF). New York Times. May 6, 1957. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Pollak, Michael (September 12, 2008). "F. Y. I.: Dangerous Views". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh Fischler, p. 239-240
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fischler, p. 243-244
  21. ^ "MOTHER ANGEL'S BODY FOUND.; Bones of Brigham Young's First Mother-in-Law Long Missing" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  22. ^ District, New York (State) Public Service Commission 1st (1912-01-01). Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. J.B. Lyon Company, printers.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

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