Pelham Parkway (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)
Pelham Parkway![]() | |||||||
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New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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Station statistics | |||||||
Address |
Pelham Parkway, Williamsbridge Road & Esplanade Bronx, NY 10469 | ||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||
Locale | Allerton, Pelham Parkway | ||||||
Coordinates | 40°51′29″N 73°51′22″W / 40.85813°N 73.856063°WCoordinates: 40°51′29″N 73°51′22″W / 40.85813°N 73.856063°W | ||||||
Division | A (IRT, formerly NYW&B) | ||||||
Line | IRT Dyre Avenue Line | ||||||
Services |
5 ![]() | ||||||
Connection | NYCT Bus: Bx8, Bx12, Bx12 SBS | ||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||
Platforms |
2 island platforms cross-platform interchange | ||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Opened |
May 29, 1912 (NYW&B station) May 15, 1941 (re-opened as a Subway station) | ||||||
Traffic | |||||||
Passengers (2014) |
907,735[1] ![]() | ||||||
Rank | 371 out of 421 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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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 about halfway between the north end of the station and the northern tunnel portal, however, it used to end at a bumper block just south of the station. The station is designed with two island platforms; however it is not considered an express station.
Pelham Parkway is the only completely underground station on the Dyre Avenue Line and the only underground station not built as a Subway station. It is also the northernmost underground station in the entire IRT system.
The northbound express track had been restored at this station in October 2014. The purpose of the restoration was to serve work trains for the Dyre Avenue Line signal modernization project.[2][3][4]
Station layout
G | Street level station house | Exit/Entrance, fare control, station agent |
P Platform level |
Northbound local | ← ![]() |
Northbound express | No passenger service | |
Southbound express | No passenger service | |
Southbound local | → ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25. Check date values in:
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External links
Media related to Pelham Parkway (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: Pelham Parkway
- Station Reporter — 5 Train
- The Subway Nut — Pelham Parkway Pictures
- New York Westchester and Boston Railway - Pelham Parkway Station
- entrance north of Pelham Parkway from Google Maps Street View
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