Wakefield–241st Street station

Wakefield–241st Street is a terminal station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx.[3] It is served by the 2 train at all times.[4] This station is geographically the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system, and the only station to be served exclusively by the 2 train.

 Wakefield–241 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The southeast entrance at 241st Street
Station statistics
AddressEast 241st Street & White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10470
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleWakefield
Coordinates40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services      2  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx39
MTA Bus: BxM11
Bee-Line Bus: 40, 41, 42, 43
Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Wakefield)
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform (in service)
2 side platforms (unused)
Spanish solution
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 13, 1920 (1920-12-13)
Station code416[1]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-direction transfer availableN/A
Former/other names241 Street (used on entrances and platform signs)
East 241 Street
Becker Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,404,748[2]  5.4%
Rank307 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north(Terminal): 2 
Next southNereid Avenue (local): 2 
Gun Hill Road (express): no regular service

History
North end

The station officially opened on December 13, 1920, as East 241st Street, when the final portion of the line was opened. The line had been extended one stop north from East 238th Street.[5] This portion of the line had its opening delayed, owing to construction on the line between the two stations for the construction of the 239th Street Yard. Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard.[6]

The station was renovated from July to December 2005 at a cost of $17.25 million.[7] The station, as part of the renovation, got a new high-quality public address system, new platform edge and ADA tactile warning strips, major structural repairs, new canopies over the stairs and platforms, repaired walls, renewed floors, and a redesign of the area around the station booth.[8][9]

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[10]

Station layout
Track layout
to Nereid Av
to Gun Hill Rd
P
Platform level		 Side platform, not in service
Track 2 ← toward Flatbush Avenue (Nereid Avenue) →
← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
Island platform
Track 3 ← toward Flatbush Avenue (Nereid Avenue) →
← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
Side platform, not in service
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Exit/entrance

At this station, there are two tracks, one center island platform and two disused side platforms here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform.[11]

The middle of the platform features a backlit track departure sign labeled Tracks 3 and 2, indicating which train leaves first.[12] There are also crew quarters at platform level.

To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard before splitting into three tracks.[11]

The 2006 artwork featured at the station is Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal, which focuses on birds living in and visiting the city. The artwork is made of faceted glass in the platform windscreens.[13][14]

Exits

The exit is at the north end. Fare control is past the bumper blocks, from where there is one stair to the southwest corner of 241st Street and White Plains Road, and two stairs to the southeast corner.[3]

Names

This terminal station has gone by a number of different names. Becker Avenue was an earlier name for the station at the time of its construction,[15] and it officially opened as East 241st Street on December 13, 1920.[16] By 1984, it was renamed 241st Street on entrances and platform signs.[17]

The station was initially signed on the New York City Subway map as 241st Street–Wakefield. It has been signed on the map under its current name since 1998.

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. "Neighborhood Map Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. "2 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. December 12, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. "www.nycsubway.org: Operation of the White Plains Road Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. March 24, 1914. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  7. MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. "Subway riders have mixed reactions to 241st Street stop closure during renovations". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. "241 St Station Closed for Rehabilitation" (PDF). New York City Transit. July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  11. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  12. Barnes, John (July 23, 2006). "Track departure sign". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. Rosenfeld, Robbie (July 22, 2010). "Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. "Art en Route: A Guide to Art in the MTA Network" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  15. "Chapter 2: Interborough Routes and Stations". www.nycsubway.org. Public Service Commission. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  16. "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow" (PDF). New York Times. December 12, 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  17. Panse, Richard (March 20, 2005). "241 Street, before 2005 renovation". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway,org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
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