Bronx Park East (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Bronx Park East  |
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
Southbound platform
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| Address | Bronx Park East & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10462 |
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| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
| Locale | Van Nest/Pelham Parkway | ||||||||
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| Line | IRT White Plains Road Line | ||||||||
| Services | 2  (all times)5  (rush hours, peak direction) |
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| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: Bx22, Bx39 |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||
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| Opened | March 3, 1917 | ||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 877,311[1]  6% |
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| Rank | 374 | ||||||||
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| Next north | Pelham Parkway: 2 5 |
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| Next south | East 180th Street: 2 5 |
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Bronx Park East is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Bronx on White Plains Road at Bronx Park East, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound local | ← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (East 180th Street) ← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (AM rush) (East 180th Street) |
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| Peak-direction express | → No regular service | |
| Northbound local | → toward 241st Street (Pelham Parkway) → → toward Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (Pelham Parkway) → |
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Exit / Entrance |
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. Old signs at the center exit stairs and have been painted over, but those on the southbound platform are still visible through the paint. Covered windows in the concrete wall are also present. The tiled mezzanine has windows and standard "Uptown" and "Downtown" mosaics. The mezzanine itself is made of stucco over concrete and is massive.
South of this station, one can view the IRT Dyre Avenue Line just off to the east. Continuing south, the Unionport Yard is also to the east past the connection to the Dyre Avenue Line. The East 180th Street Yard is to the west just prior to entering the next station, East 180th Street.
The 2006 artwork here is called B is for Birds in the Bronx by Candida Alvarez.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: Bronx Park East
- nycsubway.org — "B" is for Birds in the Bronx Artwork by Candida Alvarez (2006)
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- The Subway Nut — Bronx Park East Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Bronx Park East (IRT White Plains Road Line)
- Entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
