Fordham Road station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

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.

 Fordham Road
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view
Station statistics
AddressFordham Road & Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleUniversity Heights, Fordham
Coordinates40.862706°N 73.901124°W / 40.862706; -73.901124
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services      4  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx32
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code382[1]
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)3,120,976[2]  6%
Rank160 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northKingsbridge Road: 4 
Next northnone: 4 
Next south183rd Street: 4 
Next south161st Street–Yankee Stadium: 4 

History

This station opened with the first part of the Jerome Avenue Line on June 2, 1917, which operated 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
Northbound local ← toward Woodlawn (Kingsbridge Road)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (183rd Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Elevator at southeast 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 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "www.nycsubway.org: Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. 1917. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  6. Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
  7. "Fordham Road Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  8. "NYC Official Accessibility Guide" (PDF). nyc.gov. City of New York. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
Eastern stair
Western stair
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