Bronx Park East station

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 Bronx Park East
 "2" train​"5" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Bronx Pk East IRTWP SB plat jeh.jpg
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressBirchall Ave & Sagamore St
Bronx, NY 10462
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleVan Nest/Pelham Parkway
Coordinates40°50′56″N 73°52′05″W / 40.849°N 73.868°W / 40.849; -73.868Coordinates: 40°50′56″N 73°52′05″W / 40.849°N 73.868°W / 40.849; -73.868
Division[1]
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx22, Bx39
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 3, 1917; 104 years ago (1917-03-03)
Station code425[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019769,303[4] Increase 2.2%
Rank385 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next northPelham Parkway: 2 all times ​5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction
Next southEast 180th Street: 2 all times ​5 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction
Location
Bronx Park East station is located in New York City Subway
Bronx Park East station
Track layout

Legend
to Pelham Pkwy
to E 180 St Yd
to E 180 St
Street map

Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Bronx Park East is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Bronx on Birchall Avenue at Sagamore Street, it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History[]

This station was built under the Dual Contracts. It opened on March 3, 1917, as part of an extension of the IRT White Plains Road Line from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield with access to rapid transit service. Service on the new portion of the line was operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.[5][6][7]

It was renovated in 2007 at a cost of $12.92 million.[8]

Station layout[]

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Northbound local ← "2" train toward 241st Street (Pelham Parkway)
← "5" train PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (Pelham Parkway)
Peak-direction express ← "5" train does not stop here (select rush hour trips)
Southbound local ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue via Seventh (East 180th Street) →
← "5" train AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue via Lexington (East 180th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[9] Old signs at the center exit stairs and have been painted over, but those on the southbound platform are still visible through the paint. Covered windows in the concrete wall are also present.[citation needed]

This station and the Pelham Parkway station are the only stations on the White Plains Road Line to be built in decorative concrete structures. The entrances at this station were built in this manner as Sagamore Street was the new main entrance to Bronx Park.[10]

South of this station, one can view the IRT Dyre Avenue Line just off to the east. Continuing south, the Unionport Yard is also to the east past the connection to the Dyre Avenue Line. The East 180th Street Yard is to the west just prior to entering the next station, East 180th Street.[9]

The 2006 artwork here is called B is for Birds in the Bronx by Candida Alvarez.[11][12]

Exits[]

The tiled mezzanine has windows and standard "Uptown" and "Downtown" mosaics. The mezzanine itself is made of stucco over concrete and is massive. There are exits to all corners of Birchell Avenue and Sagamore Street except for the southwest corner, which had its exit sealed for unknown reasons.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. ^ "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). The New York Times. April 1, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ^ "White Plains Road Extension of Subway Opened to the Public; New Branch, Which Runs from 177th to 219th Street, Gives the Williamsbridge and Wakefield Sections of the East Bronx Rapid Transit for the First Time" (PDF). The New York Times. March 4, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2020.
  8. ^ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. New York State Public Service Commission. 1916. p. 156.
  11. ^ "MTA - Arts & Design - B is for Birds in the Bronx, 2006". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  12. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: B is for Birds in the Bronx (Candida Alvarez)". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  13. ^ "Bronx Park East Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links[]

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