Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
Kingsbridge Road | |||||||
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New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
Platform view, with Kingsbridge Armory | |||||||
Station statistics | |||||||
Address |
Kingsbridge Road & Jerome Avenue Bronx, NY 10468 | ||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||
Locale | University Heights, Fordham-Bedford | ||||||
Coordinates | 40°52′03″N 73°53′51″W / 40.867444°N 73.897433°WCoordinates: 40°52′03″N 73°53′51″W / 40.867444°N 73.897433°W | ||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||
Line | IRT Jerome Avenue Line | ||||||
Services | 4 (all times) | ||||||
Transit connections | NYCT Bus: Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx32 | ||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Opened | June 2, 1917 | ||||||
Traffic | |||||||
Passengers (2014) | 3,149,605[1] 1.5% | ||||||
Rank | 158 out of 421 | ||||||
Station succession | |||||||
Next north | Bedford Park Boulevard – Lehman College: 4 | ||||||
Next south | Fordham Road: 4 | ||||||
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Kingsbridge Road is a rehabilitated local station on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound local | ← toward Woodlawn (Bedford Park Boulevard – Lehman College) | |
Peak-direction express | → No regular service | |
Southbound local | → toward Crown Heights – Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Fordham Road) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines |
G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service. It is a typical IRT elevated station, except for an extra exit on the southbound side. The Kingsbridge Armory rises immediately to the west of the station.
Kingsbridge Road station was originally opened on June 2, 1917, and was the original northern terminus of the line until April 15, 1918 when the line was extended to Woodlawn.
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
External links
- Media related to Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: Kingsbridge Road
- nycsubway.org — Urban Motif Artwork by Mario M. Muller (2006)
- Station Reporter — 4 Train
- The Subway Nut — Kingsbridge Road Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
- Kingsbridge Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
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