Pelham Parkway (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Not to be confused with Pelham Parkway (IRT White Plains Road Line).
Pelham Parkway
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address intersection of Pelham Parkway, Williamsbridge Road & Esplanade
Bronx, NY 10469
Borough The Bronx
Locale Allerton, Pelham Parkway
Division A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services       5  (all times)
Connection
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange (southbound only)
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened May 29, 1912; 99 years ago (May 29, 1912) (NYW&B station)
May 15, 1941; 70 years ago (May 15, 1941) (re-opened as a Subway station)
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 883,490[1]  6.1%
Rank 368 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Gun Hill Road (local): 5 
Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south Morris Park (local): 5 
East 180th Street (express): no regular service

Pelham Parkway is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and the Esplanade (erroneously signed as "Esplanade Avenue" in the station) in the Bronx, it is served by the 5 train at all times.

This station was originally opened on May 29, 1912, as an express station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, with two island platforms and four tracks. It was closed on December 12, 1937, after the NYW&B went bankrupt but was opened again when the City of New York purchased the Bronx portion of the railroad for use in the subway system. Today, the two local tracks remain in revenue service, and the southbound express track remains in use as a test track. The northbound express track ends just south of the station.

Pelham Parkway is the only completely underground station on the Dyre Avenue Line.

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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