Baychester Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)
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| New York City Subway station Baychester Avenue |
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| Line | IRT Dyre Avenue Line |
| Services | 5 |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 3 |
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| Borough | Bronx |
| Opened | May 15, 1940 |
| Next North | Eastchester-Dyre Avenue 5 |
| Next South | Gun Hill Road 5 |
Baychester Avenue is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Baychester and Tillotson Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 5 train at all times.
Originally opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad, it was closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt. In 1940 the City of New York purchased the right of way from the Bronx line southward. In 1941 a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. In 1957 a physical connection was made to the White Plains Road line and through service provided.
The station has two side platforms and three tracks with space for a Fourth. It is on an elevated embankment with a cut in the embankment for the street to run below (Baychester Avenue). The entrance is below the station.
[edit] Bus connections
NYC Route
Bee-Line Routes
- Bee Line #60
- Bee Line #61
- Bee Line #62
- Bee Line #90
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IRT White Plains Road Line: Baychester Avenue
- Station Reporter — 5 Train
