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.
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Address | Fordham Road & Jerome Avenue Bronx, NY 10468 | ||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||
Locale | University Heights, Fordham | ||||||
Coordinates | 40.862706°N 73.901124°W | ||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||
Line | IRT Jerome Avenue Line | ||||||
Services | 4 | ||||||
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Structure | Elevated | ||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
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Opened | June 2, 1917 | ||||||
Station code | 382[1] | ||||||
Accessible | |||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||
Traffic | |||||||
Passengers (2019) | 3,120,976[2] | ||||||
Rank | 160 out of 424[2] | ||||||
Station succession | |||||||
Next north | Kingsbridge Road: 4 | ||||||
Next | none: 4 | ||||||
Next south | 183rd Street: 4 | ||||||
Next | 161st Street–Yankee Stadium: 4 | ||||||
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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
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← | |
Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
Southbound local | ||
Side platform | ||
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.[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
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "www.nycsubway.org: Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. 1917. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
- Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
- "Fordham Road Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Fordham Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons - nycsubway.org – IRT Woodlawn Line: Fordham Road
- nycsubway.org — Patriasana, Wholesomeland Artwork by Moses Ros (2005)
- Station Reporter — 4 Train
- The Subway Nut — Fordham Road Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Fordham Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
- Fordham Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View