Bronx Park East (IRT White Plains Road Line)

 Bronx Park East
 "2" train ​"5" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address Birchall Ave & Sagamore St
Bronx, NY 10462
Borough The Bronx
Locale Van Nest/Pelham Parkway
Coordinates 40°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
Line IRT White Plains Road Line
Services       2  (all times)
​      5  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx22, Bx39
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened March 3, 1917 (1917-03-03)
Station code 425[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 799,927[2] Decrease 4.9%
Rank 379 out of 425
Station succession
Next north Pelham Parkway: 2  ​5 
Next south East 180th Street: 2  ​5 

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,[3] 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 opened along with the section of the IRT White Plains Road Line from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road on March 3, 1917, providing access to rapid transit service to the communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield in the Bronx. 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.[4][5][6]

Station layout

Track layout
to Pelham Pkwy
to E 180 St Yd
to E 180 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (East 180th Street)
← "5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (AM rush) (East 180th Street)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Northbound local → "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (Pelham Parkway) →
→ "5" train toward Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (Pelham Parkway) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Exit/entrance

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[7] 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.

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.[7]

The 2006 artwork here is called B is for Birds in the Bronx by Candida Alvarez.[8][9]

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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Neighborhood Map Bronx Zoo West Farms Soundview Parkchester" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. ↑ "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  9. ↑ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: B is for Birds in the Bronx (Candida Alvarez)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  10. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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