167th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

167th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Two 4 service trains (one arriving, one leaving) at the 167th Street Station, facing southbound.
Station statistics
Address East 167th Street & River Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
Borough The Bronx
Locale Highbridge
Division A (IRT)
Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT Ninth Avenue Line (formerly)
Services       4  (all times)
Connection
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened June 2, 1917; 94 years ago (June 2, 1917)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 2,931,947[1]  1.4%
Rank 160 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 170th Street: 4 
Next south 161st Street – Yankee Stadium: 4 
Anderson – Jerome Avenue (Ninth Ave elevated; demolished)

167th Street is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. It has old-style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder.

The station has three tracks with two side platforms. The station was opened in 1917 and rehabilitated in 2004.

Polo Grounds Shuttle

From 1940 to 1958, 167th Street served as a terminal for the last remnant of the Ninth Avenue Elevated operating from 155th Street (Polo Grounds) to 167th Street. On reaching 167th Street, trains would switch to the center track, change direction, and return to 155th Street on the downtown track. Service was eventually reduced to a single two-car train operating in both directions on the uptown track. In 1958, service was discontinued after the New York Giants left for San Francisco. From the southern end of the station, the ramps leading to the Ninth Avenue line structure can still be seen. The next southbound stop was Anderson – Jerome Avenue.

References

  1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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