Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Dusk shot of a train on Track Number 1 in November 2013
Station statistics
Address	Dyre Avenue & East 233rd Street Bronx, NY 10466
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Eastchester
Coordinates	40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx16 Bee-Line Bus: 52, 55
Structure	Embankment / Elevated
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912 (1912-05-29) (NYW&B station)
Rebuilt	May 15, 1941 (1941-05-15) (as a Subway station)
Station code	442[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	1,261,041[2]  2.5%
Rank	327 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 5
Next south	Baychester Avenue: 5
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights

Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (signed as simply Dyre Avenue) is the northern terminal station of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, at Dyre Avenue and East 233rd Street in the Bronx neighborhood of Eastchester. It is served by the 5 train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
End of tail tracks to Baychester Av

P Platform level	Southbound	toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings and weekends, or East 180th Street late nights (Baychester Avenue) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound	toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings and weekends, or East 180th Street late nights (Baychester Avenue) →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

Opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, it closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt. In 1940, New York City purchased the right of way from the Bronx / Westchester County boundary southward. In 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. In 1957, a physical connection was made to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and through service was provided.

When the station was rebuilt for subway service the two side platforms were removed, with a small piece of the northbound remaining. The four tracks were converted to two tracks using the northbound local and southbound express tracks. An island platform was placed over the northbound express trackbed. The NYW&B's southbound local trackbed can still be seen, and is currently used only for an electrical shed on the north end of the bridge, as well as girders holding up two construction trailers used by MTA crew members over the south end of the bridge. The two tracks extend one train length past the station, and end at bumper blocks.

The northern end of the station is on an embankment, while the southern end is elevated. The city of Mount Vernon in Westchester County is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) uphill.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Dyre Avenue
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Pictures
• Dyre Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Southern end of the platform from Google Maps Street View (during 2017 reconstruction)
• Northern end of the platform from Google Maps Street View (during 2017 reconstruction)