Fordham Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

 Fordham Road
 "4" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address Fordham Road & Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Borough The Bronx
Locale University Heights, Fordham
Coordinates 40°51′46″N 73°54′04″W / 40.862706°N 73.901124°W / 40.862706; -73.901124Coordinates: 40°51′46″N 73°54′04″W / 40.862706°N 73.901124°W / 40.862706; -73.901124
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services       4  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx32
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened June 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code 382[1]
Accessible ADA-accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,656,367[2] Decrease 5.2%
Rank 139 out of 425
Station succession
Next north Kingsbridge Road: 4 
Next south 183rd Street: 4 
Next north none: 4 
Next south 161st Street–Yankee Stadium: 4 

Fordham Road is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.

History

This station opened with the first part of the Jerome Avenue Line on June 2, 1917 as a shuttle service between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street. Only the southbound platform was in use at Kingsbridge Road.[3][4] This was in advance of through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, which began on July 17, 1918.[5] This station was rehabilitated in 2004.

Station layout

Track layout
to Kingsbridge Rd
to 183 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← "4" train toward Woodlawn (Kingsbridge Road)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "4" train toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (183rd Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
(Elevator at SE corner of Jerome Avenue and Fordham Road)
G Street level Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service.[6] It has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder.

Exits

The station has a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. Exit stairs go to all four corners of Jerome Avenue and Fordham Road.[7] In addition, the station is ADA-accessible via an elevator at the southeast corner of the intersection.[8]

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. ↑ "www.nycsubway.org: Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. 1905-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  6. ↑ Dougherty, Peter (2018). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2018 (16th ed.). Dougherty.
  7. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "NYC Official Accessibility Guide" (PDF). nyc.gov. City of New York. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
Eastern stair
Western stair
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