149th Street–Grand Concourse (New York City Subway)

 149 Street–Grand Concourse
 "2" train​ "4" train​ "5" train
New York City Subway station complex
Station statistics
Address East 149th Street & Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
Borough The Bronx
Locale Mott Haven
Coordinates 40°49′05″N 73°55′39″W / 40.8181°N 73.9275°W / 40.8181; -73.9275Coordinates: 40°49′05″N 73°55′39″W / 40.8181°N 73.9275°W / 40.8181; -73.9275
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT White Plains Road Line
Services       2  (all times)​
      4  (all times)​
      5  (all except late nights)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx19
Levels 2
Other information
Station code 603[1]
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service [2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 4,255,015 (station complex)[3] Decrease 2.9%
Rank 119 out of 425

149th Street–Grand Concourse is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line. Located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse in Mott Haven and Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The complex is served by the:

  • 2 and 4 trains at all times
  • 5 train at all times except late nights

Station layout

G Street Level Exit / Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metrocard vending machines
B2
Jerome Ave Line		 Northbound local ← "4" train toward Woodlawn off-peak hours (161st Street–Yankee Stadium)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Peak-direction express ← "4" train toward Woodlawn PM rush hours (161st Street–Yankee Stadium)
→ "4" train toward Utica Avenue AM rush hours (125th Street) →
(No service: Burnside Avenue (northbound))
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Southbound local → "4" train toward Utica Avenue off-peak hours except nights, New Lots Avenue late nights (138th Street–Grand Concourse) →
B3 Mezzanine Transfer between platforms
B4
White Plains Rd Line		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (135th Street)
← "5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green weekends (138th Street–Grand Concourse)
Northbound → "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (Third Avenue–149th Street) →
→ "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue except nights, or Nereid Avenue rush hours (Third Avenue–149th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Exits

There are two exit stairs each to the southwest and southeast corners of 149th Street and Grand Concourse.[4]

IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms

 149 Street–Grand Concourse
 "4" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station platform
Station statistics
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services       4  (all times)
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened June 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code 390[1]
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Wireless service [2]
Station succession
Next north Burnside Avenue (express): no regular service
161st Street–Yankee Stadium (local): 4 
Next south 138th Street–Grand Concourse (local): 4 
125th Street (express): 4 

Track layout
to Burnside Av
to 161 St–Yankee Stadium
to 138 St–Grand Concourse
to 125 St

149th Street–Grand Concourse is an express station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track used during rush hours in the peak direction. This station is on the upper level of the two-level station complex, with a free transfer to the IRT White Plains Road Line on the lower level. There are some remaining signs on the walls that point to a never-built station of the New York Central Lines (now part of Metro-North Railroad).[5]

The station was opened on June 2, 1917, and was the southern terminus of the Jerome Avenue Line until it was extended through Mott Haven Avenue into the Upper East Side extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.

IRT White Plains Road Line platforms

 149 Street–Grand Concourse
 "2" train ​"5" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT White Plains Road Line
Services       2  (all times)
​      5  (all times except late nights)
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened July 10, 1905 (1905-07-10)
Station code 435[1]
Accessible not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Accessibility Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service [2]
Former/other names Mott Avenue
Station succession
Next north Third Avenue–149th Street: 2  ​5 
Next south 138th Street–Grand Concourse (Jerome): 5 
135th Street (Lenox): 2 
Mott Avenue Control House
November 2014 image of the NRHP-listed Mott Avenue Control House
MPS New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference # 800002590[6]
Added to NRHP May 6, 1980

Track layout
to 3 Av–149 St
from 138 St–GC
to 138 St–GC
to 135 St

149th Street–Grand Concourse on the IRT White Plains Road Line has two tracks and two side platforms. There is a high rounded ceiling that is visible at the west end of the station and is similar in design to those of 168th Street and 181st Street stations on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The IRT White Plains Road Line platforms are located on the lower level of this two level complex. There are elevators (now closed) and a pedestrian bridge between the two platforms (also closed) on this level at the southern end of the platforms.

Originally opened as Mott Avenue on July 10, 1905, 149th Street–Grand Concourse was the first subway station to be opened in the Bronx. The original headhouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, all of the original mosaic "Mott Avenue" name tablets have been covered over with metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" signs. Only one name tablet, located on the downtown platform between the last two staircases at the northern end, remained uncovered and survived intact until a few years into the 21st century when a serious water leak after very heavy rainfall caused individual tiles to separate from the wall and fall off. There were no known plans by the MTA to repair or restore this name tablet. In the fall of 2011, the MTA covered this name tablet with a metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" sign.

South of the station, there are track connections to the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The line splits and makes a sharp turn to merge with the Jerome Avenue Line just south of the upper level station. There is a huge amount of train traffic in this area, and the connections' turns are so sharp that 5 trains using the connections usually get delayed for about a minute. The White Plains Road Line continues straight under the Harlem River and merges with the IRT Lenox Avenue Line at 142nd Street Junction.

From the time of the opening of the station in 1905 until 2002, there were no columns between the northbound and southbound tracks, allowing an unobstructed view across the station. Thin supports for communications conduit have since been installed.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Grand Concourse / Yankee Stadium" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Subway Signs to Nowhere (Forgotten New York)
  6. ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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