149th Street – Grand Concourse (New York City Subway)

149th Street – Grand Concourse
New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
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Station statistics
Address	East 149th Street & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times)       4  (all times)       5  (all except late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx19
Levels	2
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	4,536,888 (station complex)  2.5%
Rank	108 out of 421
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times

149th Street – Grand Concourse is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line. Located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse in Mott Haven and Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The complex is served by the:

• 2 and 4 trains at all times
• 5 train at all times except late nights

IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms

149th Street – Grand Concourse
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station platform
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station succession
Next north	161st Street – Yankee Stadium (local): 4  Burnside Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south	138th Street – Grand Concourse (local): 4 all except rush hours, peak direction 125th Street (express): 4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

149th Street – Grand Concourse is an express station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track used during rush hours in the peak direction. This station is on the upper level of the two-level station complex, with a free transfer to the IRT White Plains Road Line on the lower level. There are some remaining signs on the walls that point to a never-built station of the New York Central Lines (now part of Metro-North Railroad).

IRT White Plains Road Line platforms

149th Street – Grand Concourse
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times)       5  (all except late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 10, 1905 (1905-07-10)
Former/other names	Mott Avenue
Station succession
Next north	Third Avenue – 149th Street: 2  5
Next south	135th Street (Lenox): 2  138th Street – Grand Concourse (Jerome): 5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times
Mott Avenue Control House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
November 2014 image of the NRHP-listed Mott Avenue Control House
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference #	800002590
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1980

149th Street – Grand Concourse on the IRT White Plains Road Line has two tracks and two side platforms. There is a high rounded ceiling that is visible at the west end of the station and is similar in design to those of 168th Street and 181st Street stations on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line. The IRT White Plains Road Line platforms are located on the lower level of this two level complex. There are elevators (now closed) and a pedestrian bridge between the two platforms (also closed) on this level at the southern end of the platforms.

Originally opened as Mott Avenue on July 10, 1905, 149th Street – Grand Concourse was the first subway station to be opened in the Bronx. The original headhouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, all of the original mosaic "Mott Avenue" name tablets have been covered over with metal "149 St – Grand Concourse" signs. Only one name tablet, located on the downtown platform between the last two staircases at the northern end, remained uncovered and survived intact until a few years into the 21st century when a serious water leak after very heavy rainfall caused individual tiles to separate from the wall and fall off. There were no known plans by the MTA to repair or restore this name tablet. In the fall of 2011, the MTA covered this name tablet with a metal "149 St – Grand Concourse" sign.

South of the station, there are track connections to the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The line splits and makes a sharp turn to merge with the Jerome Avenue Line just south of the upper level station. There is a huge amount of train traffic in this area, and turns are so sharp, that 5 trains entering the connections usually get delayed for about a minute. The White Plains Road Line continues straight to go under the Harlem River and merges with the IRT Lenox Avenue Line at 142nd Street Junction.

From the time of the opening of the station in 1905 until 2002, there were no pillars installed between the northbound and southbound tracks. Today, with the pillars now installed, the station now blocks the unobstructed view that was once available. However, the station is now structurally stable.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B2 Jerome Ave Line	Northbound local	← toward Woodlawn off-peak hours (161st Street – Yankee Stadium)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Peak-direction express	← toward Woodlawn PM rush hours (161st Street – Yankee Stadium) → toward Utica Avenue AM rush hours (125th Street) → (No service: Burnside Avenue (northbound))
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound local	→ toward Utica Avenue off-peak hours (New Lots Avenue late nights) (138th Street – Grand Concourse) →
B3	Mezzanine	Transfer between platforms
B4 White Plains Rd Line	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (135th Street) ← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green weekends (138th Street – Grand Concourse)
	Northbound	→ toward Wakefield – 241st Street (Third Avenue – 149th Street) → → toward Nereid Avenue PM rush, Eastchester – Dyre Avenue all times (Third Avenue – 149th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: 149th Street/Grand Concourse (Mott Avenue)
• nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: 149th Street/Grand Concourse
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — 149th Street–Grand Concourse Pictures
• 149th Street and Grand Concourse entrance from Google Maps Street View
• former headhouse from Google Maps Street View
• White Plains Road Line platforms from Google Maps Street View