161st Street–Yankee Stadium station

New York City Subway station in the Bronx the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line 161st Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) August 2024 August 2024 161 Street–Yankee Stadium yes 4 Trains at Yankee Stadium..jpg R142/A 4 trains both arriving at 161st Street-Yankee Stadium complex East 161st Street & River AvenueBronx, New York The Bronx Highbridge, Concourse 40.827937 N 73.925886 W inline,title IRT/IND IRT Jerome Avenue LineIND Concourse Line 2 Yankee Stadium NYCT Bus: Bx6 Bx6 SBS Bx13Bx rail 12 Metro-North: Hudson Line (at Yankees–East 153rd Street) allexceptrushalltimesrushonlyweekdaysonly The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the underground IND Concourse Line. It is located at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Highbridge and Concourse neighborhoods of the Bronx. It is generally served by the 4 train at all times; the D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction (unless there is an event at Yankee Stadiumhttps://new.mta.info/press-release/ride-mta-yankees-opening-day-2021 Ride the MTA to Yankees Opening Day 2021); and the B train during weekday rush hours and middays. The combined passenger count for 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station in 2019 was 8,254,928, making it the busiest station in the Bronx and 49th busiest overall.riderref This station is one of only two station complexes in the Bronx (the other being 149th Street–Hostos). There is also a New York City Police Department (NYPD) transit precinct at the station. History Construction and opening IRT Jerome Avenue Line 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, 2015http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912) The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912) New York State Public Service Commission 1912https://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 161st Street 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 6Annual 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 On July 1, 1918, trains on the Ninth Avenue El began stopping here, as they were extended from 155th Street, entering the Bronx via the Putnam Bridge, a now-demolished swing bridge immediately north of the Macombs Dam Bridge, to connect with the Jerome Avenue line between 161st Street and 167th Street.Along the Line Time Traveling on the NYC Ninth Ave El February 18, 1903 http://databear.webs.com/alongtheline.htm October 26, 2015 November 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161111191111/http://databear.webs.com/alongtheline.htm deadOpen New Subway To Regular Traffic — First Train On Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor And Other Officials — To Serve Lower West Side — Whitney Predicts An Awakening Of The District — New Extensions Of Elevated Railroad Service https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/02/archives/open-new-subway-to-regular-traffic-first-train-on-seventh-avenue.html October 25, 2015 The New York Times July 2, 1918 0362-4331 11 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 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 This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at this station.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 100 Herries Williamhttps://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 The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities. The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 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 2022-05-14 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 IND Concourse Line The IND Concourse Line, also referred to as the Bronx−Concourse Line, was one of the original lines of the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND).Duffus R.L. Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider – New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York https://www.nytimes.com/1929/09/22/archives/our-great-subway-network-spreads-wider-new-plans-of-board-of.html The New York Times August 19, 2015 September 22, 1929The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1925/03/21/archives/new-subway-routes-in-hylan-program-to-cost-186046000-board-of.html New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000 March 21, 1925 1 0362-4331 The line running from Bedford Park Boulevard to the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan was approved by the New York City Board of Transportation on March 10, 1925, with the connection between the two lines approved on March 24, 1927.Joseph B. Raskin The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System https://books.google.com/books?id=5b6cAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT112 August 12, 2015 November 1, 2013 Fordham University Press 978-0-8232-5369-2 The line was originally intended to be four tracks, rather than three tracks, to Bedford Park Boulevard. Construction of the line began in July 1928. The building of the line and proposed extensions to central and eastern Bronx (see below) led to real estate booms in the area. The entire Concourse Line, including 161st Street—River Avenue station, opened on July 1, 1933,Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M.: Adds 21 1/2 Miles to City's System−Connects With Manhattan Line at 145th https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30303616/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ Newspapers.com The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 26, 2015 20 July 1, 1933 https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/01/archives/new-bronx-subway-starts-operation-40000000-branch-of-city-system.html New Bronx Subway Starts Operation July 1, 1933 The New York Times 0362-4331 February 13, 2010 less than ten months after the IND's first line, the IND Eighth Avenue Line, opened for service. Initial service was provided by the C train, at that time an express train, between 205th Street, then via the Eighth Avenue Line, Cranberry Street Tunnel and the IND South Brooklyn Line (now Culver Line) to Bergen Street. The CC provided local service between Bedford Park Boulevard and Hudson Terminal (now World Trade Center). On December 15, 1940, with the opening of the IND Sixth Avenue Line, the D train began serving the IND Concourse Line along with the C and CC. It made express stops in peak during rush hours and Saturdays and local stops at all other times.https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/15/archives/the-new-subway-routes.html The New Subway Routes December 15, 1940 The New York Times 0362-4331 June 20, 2016 C express service was discontinued in 1949–51, but the C designation was reinstated in 1985 when double letters used to indicate local service was discontinued. During this time, the D made local stops along the Concourse Line at all times except rush hours, when the C ran local to Bedford Park Boulevard. On March 1, 1998, the B train replaced the C as the rush-hour local on the Concourse Line, with the C moving to the Washington Heights portion of the Eighth Avenue Line.Broadway Junction Transportation Study: NYC Department of City Planning Final Report-November 2008 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/transportation/broadway_junction_complete.pdf nyc.gov New York City Department of City Planning October 27, 2015 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100606140932/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/transportation/broadway_junction_complete.pdf June 6, 2010 mdy-all When the IND portion was built in 1933, paper tickets were used to transfer between the two lines; this method was used until the 1950s, when the indoor escalators were built.April 2013 Station renovations Elevators at the station were installed in the early 2000s as part of a three-year renovation of the station complex and opened in late 2002, making the station the fourth in the Bronx to be fully ADA-compliant. The MTA announced in late 2022 that it would open customer service centers at 15 stations; the centers would provide services such as travel information and OMNY farecards. The first six customer service centers, including one at the 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station, were to open in early 2023.Garcia Deanna 'Customer Service Centers' to open at 15 subway stations Spectrum News NY1 New York City December 14, 2022 https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2022/12/14/-customer-service-centers--to-open-at-15-subway-stations March 20, 2023Chasan Aliza MTA opening subway customer service centers PIX11 December 15, 2022 https://pix11.com/news/local-news/mta-opening-subway-customer-service-centers/ March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320145045/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/mta-opening-subway-customer-service-centers/ dead The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station's customer service center opened in February 2023.Brachfeld Ben MTA opens new 'customer service centers,' expanded successor to the token booth amNewYork February 7, 2023 https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-opens-new-customer-service-centers-expanded-successor-to-the-token-booth/ March 20, 2023MTA unveils new customer service centers at 3 subway stations CBS News February 8, 2023 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mta-customer-service-centers-brooklyn-bronx/ March 20, 2023 Station layout 2FSide platform Northbound local← newyork 4 toward NYCS Woodlawn (NYCS 167th Street Jerome)Peak-direction express→ No regular serviceSouthbound local→ newyork 4 toward NYCS Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (NYCS New Lots Avenue New Lots late nights) (NYCS 149th Street–Hostos Jerome) →Side platform 1FIRT mezzanineStation agent, OMNY vending machinesGStreet levelEntrance/exitB1IND mezzanineStation agent, OMNY vending machinesB2Side platform Northbound local← newyork B toward NYCS Bedford Park Boulevard Concourse rush hours and select midday trips (NYCS 167th Street Concourse)← newyork D toward NYCS Norwood–205th Street (167th Street)Peak-direction express← newyork D PM rush does not stop here← newyork D AM rush does not stop here →Southbound local→ newyork B toward NYCS Brighton Beach rush hours and select midday trips (NYCS 155th Street Concourse) →→ newyork D toward NYCS Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (155th Street) →Side platform The station complex is ADA-accessible, with elevators available to all platforms.MTA Accessible Stations https://new.mta.info/accessibility/stations mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority en live https://web.archive.org/web/20200515112641/https://new.mta.info/accessibility/stations May 15, 2020 May 22, 2020 The station contains the headquarters of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)'s Transit District 11.Transit District 11 NYPD https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/transit-housing/transit-district-11.page August 29, 2025 This station is located adjacent to Yankee Stadium, and also provides service to many Bronx County courts, government facilities, and shopping districts in Concourse Village, which are a short walk to the east. The station is three blocks away from the Yankees–East 153rd Street station, a Metro-North Railroad stop on the Hudson Line, which provides service to Yankee Stadium from Manhattan and the Lower Hudson Valley up to Poughkeepsie.https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/161%20St%20Yankee%20Stadium%20%28B%29%28D%29%20web.pdf 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Neighborhood Map April 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority February 28, 2019 Additional service is provided to this station in the form of shuttles from Grand Central, as well as select trains on the Harlem and New Haven lines on game days. The 2002 artwork here is called Wall-Slide by Vito Acconci, which consists of sections of the station walls "sliding" out of place, sometimes out of the station. Wall-Slide forms seating on the IND platforms, and also reveals a mosaic work, Room of Tranquility by Helene Brandt, on the IRT mezzanine.161st Street-Yankee Stadium - Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio) - Wall-Slide, 2002 http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=4&station=12&xdev=1230 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20190901071904/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=R&artist=1&station=12 September 1, 2019 May 10, 2020 IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms 161 Street–Yankee Stadium 161st Street Yankee Stadium IRT Jerome southbound platform 2009 Yankee Stadium.JPG View of southbound platform and Yankee Stadium IRT IRT Jerome Avenue Line Jerome local 2 side platforms 3 (2 in regular service) Elevated yes 1917 06 2 y yes New York City Subway Jerome local 167th Street 149th Street–Hostos alltimes y 167th Street 149th Street–Hostos 149th St–Hostos IRT Jerome Avenue Line yes 330 The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two side platforms.trackref trackbook The 4 stops here at all times.timetable 4 The station has extra exit stairs to handle stadium crowds at the southern end of each platform, which make the platforms at this station longer than traditional IRT platforms. These stairs lead to a separate mezzanine and fare control that were built to serve the old Yankee Stadium located across 161st Street; they continue to serve the new Yankee Stadium during events. The former IRT Ninth Avenue Line connected with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line just north of this station, near 162nd Street.http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_9th_Avenue_Elevated-Polo_Grounds_Shuttle IRT Woodlawn Line The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle A stub of the Ninth Avenue Line connecting trackway still exists and is visible today.https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Woodlawn_Line#161st_Street-Yankee_Stadium IRT Woodlawn Line 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?100342 IRT Woodlawn Line Image 100342 Exits On each side of River Avenue, there is one street stair to each of 161st Street's two medians. There are also two stairs to the southwest corner and one to the southeast corner. The northeast corner has an ADA-accessible elevator and transfer passageway. IND Concourse Line platforms 161 Street–Yankee Stadium 161st Street–River Avenue 161st St Yankee Stadium td 04 - IND.jpg Northbound platform with Wall-Slide seating IND IND Concourse Line Concourse local 2 side platforms 3 Underground yes 1933 07 1 y yes New York City Subway Concourse local 167th Street 155th Street 1 1 allexceptrushrushonlyweekdaysonly 167th Street 155th Street IND Concourse Line y 240 udSHI2g+l\udSHI2glr\udSHI2g+r The 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station (161st Street–River Avenue on some signage) is a local station on the IND Concourse Line that has three tracks and two side platforms. It is the southernmost station on the IND Concourse Line within the Bronx.IRT Woodlawn Line https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Woodlawn_Line#161st_Street-Yankee_Stadium nycsubway.org May 22, 2020 Exits The full-time mezzanine to the west is at 161st Street and River Avenue with four street staircases. The part-time entrance to the east is at Walton Avenue and has two street staircases and a passageway to 161st Street. Before the renovation, there was a full length mezzanine, with Transit Bureau Offices located to one side. After the renovation, the NYPD area was expanded, and public areas inside fare control were sealed, thus dividing the mezzanine into two separate areas. A few staircases to the platforms were also sealed and removed. References External links Google Maps Street View 240px 161st Street & River Avenue — southwest corner entrance 161st Street & River Avenue entrance to Jerome Avenue Line 161st Street & River Avenue — northeast corner entrance to Concourse Line Walton Avenue entrances IRT platforms (360° View) IND platforms (360° View) http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Woodlawn_Line#161st_Street-Yankee_Stadium IRT Woodlawn Line 161st Street-Yankee Stadium http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Concourse_Line#161st_Street-Yankee_Stadium IND Concourse Line 161st Street-Yankee Stadium nycsubway.org — Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility Artwork by Acconci and Brandt (2002) Station Reporter — Yankee Stadium Complex The Subway Nut — 161st Street–Yankee Stadium Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210951/http://www.subwaynut.com/ct/161d/index.html March 3, 2016 MTA's Arts For Transit — 161st Street–Yankee Stadium y y y yes yes Category:IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations Category:IND Concourse Line stations Category:New York City Subway transfer stations Category:New York City Subway stations in the Bronx Category:Concourse, Bronx Category:1917 establishments in New York City Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917 Category:Railway stations located underground in New York City Category:Elevated railway stations in New York City