149th Street–Hostos station

New York City Subway station in the Bronx August 2023 August 2023 149 Street–Hostos complex 149_St-Hostos_entrance.jpg New station entrance sign in 2026 149th-Grand Concourse IRT IRT Jerome Avenue LineIRT White Plains Road Line NYCT Bus: Bx1 Bx2 Bx19; Bx13 (on River Avenue) The Bronx East 149th Street & Grand ConcourseBronx, New York Mott Haven, Melrose, Concourse 40.8181 N 73.9275 W inline,title 2 yes allexceptnightsalltimes 149th Street–Grand Concourse The 149th Street–Hostos station (formerly the 149th Street–Grand Concourse station) is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line. It is located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, Melrose and Concourse in the Bronx. The complex is served by the 2 and 4 trains at all times, and by the 5 train at all times except late nights. History First subway Planning for a subway line in New York City dates to 1864.21 However, development of what would become the city's first subway line did not start until 1894, when the New York State Legislature passed the Rapid Transit Act.Walker James Blaine https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. November 6, 2016139–140 The subway plans were drawn up by a team of engineers led by William Barclay Parsons, the Rapid Transit Commission's chief engineer. It called for a subway line from New York City Hall in lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side, where two branches would lead north into the Bronx.October 23, 1979 Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf November 19, 2019 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160327141814/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf live3 A plan was formally adopted in 1897, and legal challenges were resolved near the end of 1899.148 The Rapid Transit Construction Company, organized by John B. McDonald and funded by August Belmont Jr., signed the initial Contract 1 with the Rapid Transit Commission in February 1900,https://archive.org/details/cu31924022794253/page/n253/mode/2up?q=april+28 Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1904 Accompanied By Reports of the Chief Engineer and of the Auditor Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners 1905 229–236 in which it would construct the subway and maintain a 50-year operating lease from the opening of the line.165 In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground stations.4 Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.182 The 149th Street–Mott Avenue station was constructed as part of the connection between the IRT's East Side Branch (now the Lenox Avenue Line) and the West Farms Branch (now the White Plains Road Line).Scott Charles 1978 Design and Construction of the IRT: Civil Engineering https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf January 17, 2021 December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 208–282 (PDF pp. 209–283) 252 This connection was constructed in two phases: section 9A, west of Gerard Avenue in the Bronx, and section 9B, east of Gerard Avenue. McMullen and McBean were hired to build section 9A on September 10, 1901, while J. C. Rodgers & Son were hired to build section 9B on June 13, 1901.233 The 8,000 ft m mid -long section 9 began at 135th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan, ran under the Harlem River, and surfaced in the Bronx at Melrose Avenue. In the portions of this double track section not beneath the river, three types of construction (standard steel frame, reinforced concrete, and concrete arch) were used. Twin cast-iron tunnels were built under the Harlem River tunnel; each measured 450 ft long, with an interior diameter of 14 ft, and were connected by a vertical cast iron diaphragm. The two tubes were surrounded by a layer of concrete measuring at least 1 ft thick, while the roof was covered by a layer of concrete 2.5 ft thick. An order issued by the United States War Department required that the top of the subway tunnel be at least 20 ft below the tide level of the river. As a result, the tubes sloped downward at a 3 percent grade on either side of the river; these were the steepest sections of track built in Contract 1.252 Since the river bed contained clay, silt, and irregular rock, it could not be excavated using a conventional shield. Instead, the contractor suggested building a submerged rectangular cofferdam extending from the shore to the middle of the river, then excavating the riverbed and constructing the tunnel one half at a time. The Chief Engineer of the Rapid Transit Commission agreed to permit this method of tunnel construction, and work on the Harlem River tunnel began from the west side of the river in June 1901.253 The Mott Avenue station itself was built using cut-and-cover construction, since the poor composition of the rock in the area made it difficult for contractors to excavate the station using rock tunneling. The roof of the station was constructed as a massive concrete arch.July 1985 Eighty Years of Subway Service to the Bronx https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1980s/1985/1985-07-bulletin.pdf The Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 28 7 April 2, 2018 February 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172815/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1980s/1985/1985-07-bulletin.pdf live 11 The connection between the IRT White Plains Road Line and the IRT Lenox Avenue Line, including the 149th Street station, opened on July 10, 1905. Trains from the newly opened IRT subway ran via the line.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/27/101350060.pdf Discuss Subway Signs in 18th St. Station November 27, 1904 The New York Times live https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092214/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/27/101350060.pdf March 24, 2020 0362-4331https://archive.org/details/tracksofnewyork03kahn Tracks of New York / Kahn Alan Paul January 1, 1973 New York : Electric Railroaders' Associationhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/07/10/101363643.pdf Subway Trains Running From Bronx to Battery July 10, 1905 The New York Times September 4, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092623/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/07/10/101363643.pdf March 24, 2020 0362-4331 Initially, the station was served by East Side express trains, which had their southern terminus at South Ferry and had their northern terminus at 145th Street or West Farms (180th Street).https://archive.org/details/pocketguidetone00yorkgoog The Merchants' Association of New York Pocket Guide to New York March 1906 Merchants' Association of New York 19–26 en In 1906, West Farms express trains began operating through to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 119 Herries William June 1, 2022 May 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511155639/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 live To address overcrowding, in 1909, the New York Public Service Commission proposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.Hood Clifton 1978 The Impact of the IRT in New York City https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 146–207 (PDF pp. 147–208) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live168 As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $c US 1.5 1910 1 million in US) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $c US 0.5 1910 1 million in US) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=+zoological+station&pg=PA596 Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1910 1911 Public Service Commission en June 1, 2022 January 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120015525/https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=%20zoological%20station&pg=PA596 live15 Both platforms at the 149th Street station were extended 130 ft to the east.113 On January 23, 1911, ten-car express trains began running on the West Farms Branch. The platforms at the Mott Avenue station were only eight cars long.168https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html TEN-CAR TRAINS IN SUBWAY TO-DAY; New Service Begins on Lenox Av. Line and Will Be Extended to Broadway To-morrow. January 23, 1911 The New York Times April 5, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 April 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405224750/https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html live Dual Contracts The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in the Bronx. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build an elevated line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_5:_Terms_and_Conditions_of_Dual_System_Contracts New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit Chapter 5: Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts New York Public Service Commission 1913 February 16, 2015 May 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150513130710/http://nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_5:_Terms_and_Conditions_of_Dual_System_Contracts livehttp://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912) The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912) New York State Public Service Commission 1912 June 1, 2022 January 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210126143343/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912) livehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/35605250/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System Which Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines September 9, 1917 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle August 23, 2016 newspapers.com November 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122203943/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35605250/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ live The Jerome Avenue Line station opened as part of the initial section of the line to Kingsbridge Road on June 2, 1917. Service was initially operated as a shuttle between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street.June 1917 Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Service_Begun_on_the_Jerome_Avenue_Line_(1917) Public Service Record 4 6 June 1, 2022 May 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524103618/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Service_Begun_on_the_Jerome_Avenue_Line_(1917) liveAnnual report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company For The Year Ended June 30, 1917 HathiTrust 1917 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=24 Interborough Rapid Transit Company 2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=24 June 1, 2022 August 2, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220802154521/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015016416920;seq=24 live Through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line began on July 17, 1918.https://books.google.com/books?id=Ob0JAAAAIAAJ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac 1922 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 372 en May 2, 2020 April 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220417202209/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ob0JAAAAIAAJ live The line was completed with a final extension to Woodlawn on April 15, 1918.https://www.nytimes.com/1918/04/13/archives/jerome-av-line-ordered-opened.html Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened. The New York Times April 13, 1918 0362-4331 June 5, 2016 December 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211228102952/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/04/13/archives/jerome-av-line-ordered-opened.html?searchResultPosition=1 live This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at 167th Street.Herries William https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 100 June 1, 2022 May 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511155639/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 livehttps://books.google.com/books?id=Fg4KAQAAMAAJ A History of the New York City Subway System Cunningham Joseph DeHart Leonard O. 1993 J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang en 48 June 1, 2022 May 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200518173310/https://books.google.com/books?id=Fg4KAQAAMAAJ live On August 1, 1918, the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened south of Times Square–42nd Street, thereby dividing the original IRT line into an H-shaped system. Through service began on the new east and west side trunk lines.August 2, 1918 Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph — Great H System Put in Operation Marks an Era in Railroad Construction — No Hitch in the Plans — But Public Gropes Blindly to Find the Way in Maze of New Stations — Thousands Go Astray — Leaders in City's Life Hail Accomplishment of Great Task at Meeting at the Astor 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html subscription November 6, 2016 January 6, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210106233417/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html?searchResultPosition=1 live In 1920, a project to extend the Mott Avenue station platforms 230 feet meters to the west to provide a connection with a proposed station on the New York Central Railroad was completed.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015016416888&view=1up&seq=12 1920–1921 Annual Report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company For The Year Ended June 30, 1921 1921 10 December 21, 2020 May 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210520003933/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015016416888&view=1up&seq=12 live Post-unification The Mott Avenue station became the Grand Concourse–149th Street station on March 13, 1934, after Mott Avenue was renamed the Grand Concourse.11 The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.June 13, 1940 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html May 14, 2022 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 The IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of "R-type" rolling stock. These fleet contained rollsigns with numbered designations for each service. The first such fleet, the R12, was put into service in 1948.Brown Nicole How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious amNewYork May 17, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ January 27, 2021 March 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ live The route from the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to the White Plains Road Line became known as the 2. The route from the Lexington Avenue Line to the Jerome Avenue Line became the 4, while the route from the Lexington Avenue Line to the White Plains Road Line became the 5.Friedlander Alex Lonto Arthur Raudenbush Henry April 1960 A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 3 1 2 March 28, 2021 September 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf dead The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans in 1956 to add fluorescent lights above the edges of the Jerome Avenue Line station's platforms.Katz Ralph January 27, 1956 Subway Stations to Get New Lights; $3,750,000 to Be Spent on Fluorescents for I.R.T. and B.M.T. Transfer Points en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html May 8, 2023 0362-4331 May 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230511214254/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html live The original elevators to the White Plains Road Line platforms, and the areas near the elevators, were closed in 1975 due to security reasons. In 2013, several local institutions and groups of riders protested in support of restoring the elevators.Group Calls For South Bronx Subway Elevator To Be Restored After 30 Years https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/20/group-calls-for-south-bronx-subway-elevator-to-be-restored-after-30-years/ January 20, 2014 CBS New York live https://web.archive.org/web/20190423131435/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/20/group-calls-for-south-bronx-subway-elevator-to-be-restored-after-30-years/ April 23, 2019 May 1, 2020 In February 2014, the MTA initially stated in February 2014 that there were no plans to reopen the elevators since the station "was not a main station." As part of the MTA's 2015–2019 Capital Program, all platforms at the 149th Street–Grand Concourse station received full ADA accessibility.http://web.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/160823/Description-of-Projects-Booklet.pdf Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Notice of Public Hearing and Description of Projects – Tuesday, August 23, 2016 4:30 P.M. – Request for Federal Financial Assistance Under the Federal Transportation Authorization For Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Improvement Projects July 28, 2016 Metropolitan Transportation Authority August 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817204721/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/160823/Description-of-Projects-Booklet.pdf August 17, 2016 deadFunding For Subway Station ADA-Accessibility Approved http://www.mta.info/news/2018/04/26/funding-subway-station-ada-accessibility-approved April 26, 2018 mta.info en live https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093833/http://www.mta.info/news/2018/04/26/funding-subway-station-ada-accessibility-approved April 28, 2018 April 27, 2018November 13, 2018 Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018 http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/181113_1400_CPOC.pdf Metropolitan Transportation Authority https://web.archive.org/web/20190717073555/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/181113_1400_CPOC.pdf July 17, 2019 November 10, 2018 mta.info live90 In December 2015, the MTA planned to repair both elevators in addition to installing another one across the street. It was estimated that $45 million would go towards this previous elevator installation and repair plan.MTA will repair Concourse elevator after 40 years http://www.motthavenherald.com/2015/12/10/mta-set-to-reopen-concourse-elevator-after-40-years/ Assunção Muri December 10, 2015 Mott Haven Herald live https://web.archive.org/web/20190423131441/http://www.motthavenherald.com/2015/12/10/mta-set-to-reopen-concourse-elevator-after-40-years/ April 23, 2019 May 1, 2020Grand Concourse subway station to get elevators http://bronx.news12.com/story/34810132/grand-concourse-subway-station-to-get-elevators December 11, 2015 bronx.news12.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20190423131436/http://bronx.news12.com/story/34810132/grand-concourse-subway-station-to-get-elevators April 23, 2019 May 1, 20203 Bronx Subway Stations To Get Elevator Access In Proposed MTA Capital Program https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2015/11/25/3-bronx-subway-stations-to-get-elevator-access-in-proposed-mta-capital-program/ Conde Ed García November 25, 2015 Welcome 2 The Bronx live https://web.archive.org/web/20190423131436/https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2015/11/25/3-bronx-subway-stations-to-get-elevator-access-in-proposed-mta-capital-program/ April 23, 2019 May 1, 2020 By 2020, the MTA planned to rebuild one of the two original elevators so that it operates from the headhouse to the pedestrian overpass above the lower-level platforms, and build two new elevators with three stops. It was estimated that "over $50 million" would go towards this new installation and repair plan.MTA – Eye on the Future – Contract A37131 http://web.mta.info/mta/capital/eotf-descrip.htm#nyct web.mta.info dead January 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20130727064200/http://web.mta.info/mta/capital/eotf-descrip.htm#nyct July 27, 2013 Construction of the new elevators and the refurbishment of an existing elevator shaft started in August 2020 after a "preliminary design stage".http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-announces-accelerated-accessibility-projects-bronx-subway-complex-and MTA | Press Release | NYC Transit | MTA Announces Accelerated Accessibility Projects for Bronx Subway Complex and Station July 22, 2020 July 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200722190247/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-announces-accelerated-accessibility-projects-bronx-subway-complex-and live The project also involved renovating the Mott Avenue Control House.Khalifeh Ramsey 2026-07-06 One of the Bronx's oldest subway stations gets a $123M makeover after years of delays https://gothamist.com/news/one-of-the-bronxs-oldest-subway-stations-gets-a-123m-makeover-after-years-of-delays 2026-07-07 Gothamist Substantial completion was initially projected for July 2023,https://new.mta.info/document/44206 https://web.archive.org/web/20210716203848/https://new.mta.info/document/44206 July 16, 2021 PDF page 16 but delays mounted. In March 2024, completion of the elevators had been pushed back to December 2024,https://new.mta.info/document/135341 Capital Program Committee Meeting March 2024 MTA.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority March 25, 2024 March 22, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240322233302/https://new.mta.info/document/135341 live and that November the projected completion date was again pushed back to March 2025. Capital Program Committee Meeting - November 2024 https://www.mta.info/document/157756 Metropolitan Transportation Authority In December 2025, the opening of the elevators was pushed further back to 2026, with the MTA citing "unforseen electrical distribution protection needs with the existing electrical distribution room" at the station complex. Capital Program Committee Meeting - December 2025 https://www.mta.info/document/193911 Metropolitan Transportation Authority As of July 2026, the MTA was "wrapping up" the project, with plans to open the elevators later that summer. The station ultimately became accessible in September 2026.https://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-unveils-accessibility-upgrades-149-st-hostos-station In 2022, the New York State Legislature passed a bill to rename the station as 149th Street–Hostos station. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law on June 30, 2022.NY State Senate Bill S8294A NY State Senate March 10, 2022 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s8294/amendment/a July 2, 2022 May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220523204438/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s8294/amendment/a live According to the bill's sponsor memorandum, the renaming was intended to recognize the importance and value of Hostos Community College to the South Bronx community and to further a sense of cultural identity and belonging in the area. Station layout GroundStreet levelExit/entranceBasement 1Upper mezzanineFare control, station agent, OMNY vending machinesBasement 2Northbound local← newyork 4 toward NYCS Woodlawn (NYCS 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Jerome)Island platform Peak-direction express← newyork 4 PM rush toward Woodlawn (161st Street–Yankee Stadium)→ (No service: NYCS Burnside Avenue)→ newyork 4 AM rush toward NYCS Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (NYCS 125th Street Lexington) →Island platform Southbound local→ newyork 4 toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (NYCS New Lots Avenue New Lots late nights) (NYCS 138th Street–Grand Concourse) →Basement 3Lower mezzanineFare control, OMNY vending machines, transfer between platforms Elevator at southwest corner of East 149th Street and Grand ConcourseBasement 4Side platform Northbound← newyork 2 toward NYCS Wakefield–241st Street (NYCS Third Avenue–149th Street)← newyork 5 toward NYCS Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or NYCS Nereid Avenue (Third Avenue–149th Street) Southbound← newyork 2 toward NYCS Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (NYCS 135th Street Lenox) →← newyork 5 toward Flatbush Avenue via Lexington weekdays, NYCS Bowling Green evenings/weekends (138th Street–Grand Concourse) →Side platform Exits There are two exit stairs each to the southwest and southeast corners of 149th Street and Grand Concourse. On the southwest corner, there is also an elevator that runs between street level and the lower mezzanine. Hostos Community College is located outside both exits, and the Bronx General Post Office is across 149th Street from the southeast exit.https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/149%20St-Grand%20Concourse%20%282%29%285%29%20web.pdf 149th Street–Grand Concourse Neighborhood Map April 2018 new.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority February 28, 2019 July 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180703230513/https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/149%20St-Grand%20Concourse%20%282%29%285%29%20web.pdf live Elevators When the station was first opened, the only way to exit the station was through two elevators. The elevators had four levels: one at the northbound lower-level platform, one at the level of a pedestrian overpass connecting the two lower-level platforms at their southern ends, one at the mezzanine of the upper-level platforms, and one at a street-level headhouse.https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7913 Showing Image 7913 www.nycsubway.org April 23, 2019 August 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200820044902/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7913 livehttps://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?120315 Showing Image 120315 www.nycsubway.org April 23, 2019 August 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200805084441/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?120315 live When the elevators were opened up for service, they were considered state-of-the-art at the time, holding up to 20 people. The elevators closed in 1975. 2020, the MTA planned to rebuild one of the two original elevators so that it operates from the headhouse to the pedestrian overpass above the lower-level platforms, and build two new elevators with three stops. One elevator would have stops at both Manhattan-bound platforms and the overpass, and the other would have stops at both northbound platforms and the overpass. A new fare control area would be built somewhere in the overpass level.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m5SBsXeHuQ https://web.archive.org/web/20210727185305/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m5SBsXeHuQ July 27, 2021 13:28 Construction began after August 2020,Conde Ed García Elevator Construction Begins at 149th St-Grand Concourse Welcome2TheBronx June 11, 2021 https://welcome2thebronx.com/2021/06/11/elevator-construction-begins-at-149th-st-grand-concourse/ October 10, 2022 October 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221010032759/https://welcome2thebronx.com/2021/06/11/elevator-construction-begins-at-149th-st-grand-concourse/ live and the elevators opened in September 2026 after more than three years of delays. IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms 149 Street–Hostos 149 St-Hostos 05-02-2026.jpg View from the northbound platform IRT IRT Jerome Avenue Line Jerome local 2 island platformscross-platform interchange 3 Underground 1917 06 02 yes yes New York City Subway Jerome express 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 125th Street 1 1 Jerome local 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 138th Street–Grand Concourse 1 1 New York City Subway none regular Burnside Avenue blank express allexceptrushalltimesrushpeak y track uSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS Burnside Avenue uvSTR!~dMFADEg\udSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Jerome udSTRf\udSTR\udSTRg udSTR\uvÜST numN330\uvÜST\udSTR\ uv-SHI2r\udSTR\uvSHI2l- uPSTR(L)\uPSTR\uPSTR(R) uPSTR(L)\uPSTR\uPSTR(R) uPSTR(L)\uPSTR\uPSTR(R) uPSTR(L)\uPSTR\uPSTR(R) uvSHI2l-\udSTR\uv-SHI2r udSTRf\udSTRf!~dNULg@g\udSTRg uvSTR!~dMFADEf\udSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 138th Street–Grand Concourse uSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 125th Street Lexington 149th Street–Grand Concourse The 149th Street–Hostos station is an express station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track used only in the peak direction during rush hours. The station is served by the 4 at all times and is between 138th Street–Grand Concourse to the south and 161st Street–Yankee Stadium to the north. For southbound trains using the center track during the a.m. rush hour, the next stop is 125th Street. 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. The station was opened on June 2, 1917, and was the southern terminus of the Jerome Avenue Linewww.nycsubway.org: Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line (1917) http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Service_Begun_on_the_Jerome_Avenue_Line_(1917) June 1, 1905 www.nycsubway.org September 6, 2016 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127164406/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Service_Begun_on_the_Jerome_Avenue_Line_(1917) live until it was extended through Mott Haven Avenue into the Upper East Side extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line. IRT White Plains Road Line platforms 149 Street–Hostos Mott Avenue, 149th Street–Grand Concourse File:149 St-Hostos May 2026.jpg View from the northbound platform IRT IRT White Plains Road Line White Plains 2 side platforms 2 Underground same 1905 07 10 yes yes New York City Subway White Plains local via Lenox Third Avenue–149th Street 135th Street 1 1 White Plains local via Jerome Third Avenue–149th Street 138th Street–Grand Concourse 1 1 allexceptnightsalltimes yes Mott Avenue Control House Mott Avenue Control House; IN COLOR!.jpg Seen in November 2014 May 6, 1980 New York City Subway System MPS 80002590Records of the National Park Service, 1785 – 2006 National Archives https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312110 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 – 2017 New York MPS Mott Avenue Control House 75312110 National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York Third Avenue–149th Street 135th Street IRT White Plains Road Line IRT Lenox Avenue Line y 240 uvÜSTr uvÜSTl uSTRc2\udABZg3\udABZg2\uSTRc3 uSTR+1\uvSTR!~uSTRc14\uSTRl+4!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ from NYCS 138th Street–Grand Concourse uSTRl\uvKRZu\uSTRq!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ to 138th Street–Grand Concourse The 149th Street–Hostos station on the IRT White Plains Road Line has two tracks and two side platforms. The station is served by the 2 at all times and by the 5 except at night. The next stop to the west (railroad south) is 135th Street for 2 trains and 138th Street–Grand Concourse for 5 trains. The next stop to the east (railroad north) is Third Avenue–149th Street for all service. The station is built at a deep level and contains arched ceilings, similar in design to those of 168th Street and 181st Street stations on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. As a result, it was initially only accessible by elevators.Framberger David J. 1978 Architectural Designs for New York's First Subway https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 1–46 (PDF pp. 367–412) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live8The Elevator and Escalator Equipment of the New York Subway The Engineering Record, Building Record and the Sanitary Engineer 56 1907 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/iau.31858033398698?urlappend=;seq=83 December 23, 2020 HathiTrust en 69–70 2027/iau.31858033398698?urlappend=%3Bseq=83 May 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521165012/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858033398698;seq=83;a=zoom:1 live Unlike at other stations on the original IRT, there was an overpass connecting the two platforms.https://books.google.com/books?id=1wY6AQAAIAAJ&q=lengthen Appendices to the Report of the Royal Commission on London Traffic with Index Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty 1906 Royal Commission on London Traffic en June 1, 2022 October 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211015060415/https://books.google.com/books?id=1wY6AQAAIAAJ&q=lengthen live146 Originally opened as the Mott Avenue station 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–Hostos" 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 late 2011, the MTA covered this name tablet with a metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" sign. Until 2002, there were no columns between the northbound and southbound tracks; thin supports for a communications conduit have since been installed. West of the station 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. Due to high usage levels and the sharp turn of the connection, it often causes delays on the 5 train. The White Plains Road Line continues straight under the Harlem River and merges with the IRT Lenox Avenue Line at 142nd Street Junction.trackref doughtery Connection to unbuilt New York Central Railroad station There are some remaining signs on the walls that point to a never-built station of the New York Central Railroad lines, now part of Metro-North Railroad.Walsh Kevin August 8, 1998 Subway Signs to Nowhere https://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/subway-signs-to-nowhere-rowan-street-ny-central-and-the-k-train/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20191210021632/https://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/subway-signs-to-nowhere-rowan-street-ny-central-and-the-k-train/ December 10, 2019 May 1, 2020 forgotten-ny.com Forgotten New York The station had been approved in 1908 and would have been located at 149th Street and Park Avenue, one block east.February 9, 1908 New York Central's Plans for Big Bronx Station en-US 5 The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/02/09/104797026.pdf live May 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423160346/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/02/09/104797026.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 April 23, 2021 0362-4331 As part of the project, the eastern ends of the White Plains Line platforms were extended to the east, underpinning both the New York Central line and the IRT Third Avenue Line. The western ends of the platforms were truncated in 1918 to allow the construction of the track connection to the Jerome Avenue Line.11 References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?199:60 IRT White Plains Road Line 149th Street/Grand Concourse (Mott Avenue) http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?198:58 IRT Woodlawn Line 149th Street/Grand Concourse y y y yes yes Category:IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations Category:IRT White Plains Road Line stations Category:New York City Subway transfer stations Category:New York City Subway stations in the Bronx Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905 Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917 Category:1917 establishments in New York City Category:National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx Category:Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Category:Mott Haven, Bronx Category:Railway stations located underground in New York City