238th Street station

238th Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

For the station on the IRT White Plains Road Line, formerly of the same name, see Nereid Avenue station.
 238 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southwestern stair
Station statistics
AddressWest 238th Street & Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleKingsbridge and Riverdale
Coordinates40°53′6.35″N 73°54′2.19″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line      IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services      1  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx3, Bx9
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedAugust 1, 1908 (1908-08-01)
Station code294[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableNo
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,204,095[2]  25.3%
Rank332 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northVan Cortlandt Park–242nd Street: 1 
Next south231st Street: 1 

History

This station opened on August 1, 1908 with the completion of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street, the next stop.[3]

In 1948, platforms on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line from 103rd Street to 238th Street were lengthened to 514 feet (157 m) to allow full ten-car express trains to stop at this station. Previously, the station could only hold six-car local trains. The platform extensions were opened in stages. On July 9, 1948, the platform extensions at stations between 207th Street and 238th Street were opened for use at the cost of $423,000.[4]

Between September 4, 2018 and January 2, 2019, Manhattan-bound trains did not stop at this station due to stairway replacement. In preparation for this the northbound platform's fare control was converted so that it could accommodate both entries and exits.[5][6]

Station layout
Track layout
to 242 St
to 240 St Yd
to 231 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 242nd Street (Terminus)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward South Ferry (231st Street) →
Side platform
G Street level Entrances/exits

This elevated station, has two side platforms and three tracks with the center one not used in revenue service.[7] Each platform has beige windscreens and red canopies with green roofs in the center and black waist-high fences on either side.

North of this station is the 240th Street Yard, which is where cars assigned to the 1 train are inspected and maintained. The yard has a footbridge to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and crossovers and leads that allow this station to serve as a terminal. During the morning and afternoon rush-hours, some 1 trains begin their trips here as direct put-ins from the nearby 240th Street Yard, and some morning and afternoon rush-hour 1 trains end their trips here or at 215 Street and drop-out and lay-up at the 240th Street Yard, to prevent congestion at the next terminal station at Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street.

Exits
Platforms

The northbound platform was originally exit only since 242nd Street is a short walking distance north, containing two platform-level turnstiles, each of which leads to a staircase that goes down to either eastern corner of 238th Street and Broadway. The Manhattan-bound platform has an adjacent elevated station house that contains a turnstile bank, token booth, and a single street stair going down to the southwest corner of 238th Street and Broadway.[8]

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Our First Subway Completed At Last: Opening of the Van Cortlandt Extension Finishes System Begun in 1900" (PDF). New York Times. August 2, 1908. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. "More Long Platforms – Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains" (PDF). The New York Times. July 10, 1948. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. "Beginning 5 AM Tuesday, September 4, the Manhattan-bound platform at 238 St 1 Train will close through Winter 2018-19 for stairway replacement". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. "Planned Service Changes for: Friday, January 4, 2019". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  7. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  8. "238th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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