Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

 Kingsbridge Road
 "4" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Platform view, with Kingsbridge Armory
Station statistics
Address Kingsbridge Road & Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Borough The Bronx
Locale Kingsbridge Heights, Fordham
Coordinates 40°52′03″N 73°53′51″W / 40.867444°N 73.897433°W / 40.867444; -73.897433Coordinates: 40°52′03″N 73°53′51″W / 40.867444°N 73.897433°W / 40.867444; -73.897433
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services       4  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx32
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened June 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code 381[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,024,692[2] Decrease 3.2%
Rank 169 out of 425
Station succession
Next north Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College: 4 
Next south Fordham Road: 4 

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

Station layout

Track layout
to Bedford Park Blvd
to Fordham Rd
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← "4" train toward Woodlawn (Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → "4" train toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Fordham Road) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service. It is a typical IRT elevated station. The Kingsbridge Armory rises immediately to the west of the station.

Kingsbridge Road station was originally opened on June 2, 1917, and was the original northern terminus of the line until April 15, 1918 when the line was extended to Woodlawn.

Exits

The station has a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. Exit stairs go to both northern corners of Jerome Avenue and Kingsbridge Road. There are two stairs to the northeast corner and one to the northwest.[3]

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. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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