Gun Hill Road (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Gun Hill Road
NYCS 5
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address East Gun Hill Road & Seymour Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469
Borough The Bronx
Locale Baychester, Allerton
Coordinates 40°52′13″N 73°50′45″W / 40.87017°N 73.845806°WCoordinates: 40°52′13″N 73°50′45″W / 40.87017°N 73.845806°W
Division A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services       5  (all times)
Connection NYCT Bus: Bx28, Bx38
Structure Open-cut
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened May 29, 1912 (NYW&B station)
May 15, 1941 (re-opened as a Subway station)
Former/other names Gunhill Road
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,716,952[1] Decrease 4.2%
Rank 276 out of 421
Station succession
Next north Baychester Avenue: 5 
Next south Pelham Parkway: 5 

Gun Hill Road is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Gun Hill Road and Seymour Avenue in the Baychester and Allerton sections of 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 and Boston Railway, the station 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 county line southward. In 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Eastchester – Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. In 1957, a physical connection was made to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and through service provided.

The station has two side platforms with three tracks and space for a fourth. It is in an open-cut. The street (Gun Hill Road) is above the northern part of the station. The entrance is at street level.

Station layout

G Street level station house Exit/Entrance, fare control, station agent
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← NYCS 5 toward Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (Baychester Avenue)
Northbound express Trackbed
Southbound express No regular service
Southbound local → NYCS 5 toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue weekdays, Bowling Green
weekends, East 180th Street late nights (Pelham Parkway) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

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