Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Eastchester – Dyre Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Dyre Avenue & East 233rd Street Bronx, NY 10466
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Eastchester
Coordinates	40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx16 Bee-Line Bus: 52, 55
Structure	Embankment / Elevated
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912 (1912-05-29) (NYW&B station)
Rebuilt	May 15, 1941 (1941-05-15) (as a Subway station)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,380,334[1]  4.2%
Rank	318 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 5
Next south	Baychester Avenue: 5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

Eastchester – Dyre Avenue is the northern terminal station of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, at Dyre Avenue and East 233rd Street in the Bronx neighborhood of Eastchester. It is served by the 5 train at all times.

Station layout

P Platform level	Southbound	toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue weekdays, Bowling Green weekends, East 180th Street late nights (Baychester Avenue) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound	toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue weekdays, Bowling Green weekends, East 180th Street late nights (Baychester Avenue) →
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, it closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt. In 1940, New York City purchased the right of way from the Bronx / Westchester County boundary 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 IRT White Plains Road Line, and through service was provided.

When the station was rebuilt for subway service the two side platforms were removed, with a small piece of the northbound remaining. The four tracks were converted to two tracks using the northbound local and southbound express tracks. An island platform was placed over the northbound express trackbed. The NYW&B's southbound local trackbed can still be seen, and is currently used only for an electrical shed on the north end of the bridge, as well as girders holding up two construction trailers used by MTA crew members over the south end of the bridge. The two tracks extend one train length past the station, and end at bumper blocks.

The northern end of the station is on an embankment, while the southern end is elevated. The station's only station house is on ground level with doors to the east side of Dyre Avenue on the northeast corner of Light Street. It has a token booth, turnstile bank, and two staircases to the platform. The city of Mount Vernon in Westchester County is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) uphill.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: Dyre Avenue
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Pictures
• Dyre Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View