138th Street–Grand Concourse station

New York City Subway station in the Bronx June 2017 138 Street–Grand Concourse Mott Haven Avenue IRT Jerome Ave Line - East 138th Street - Mott Haven Station.jpg Northbound station platform East 138th Street & Grand ConcourseBronx, New York The Bronx Mott Haven 40.81303 N 73.929963 W inline,title IRT IRT Jerome Avenue Line Jerome south local NYCT Bus: Bx1 Bx33 2 side platforms 3 Underground 1918 07 17 New York City Subway Jerome local south 149th Street–Hostos 125th Street 1 1 Jerome local via White Plains 149th Street–Hostos 125th Street 1 1 allexceptnightsallexceptrush y track uvSTR!~MFADEg\udSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to 149th St–GC (Jerome) udSTRf\uvSTRg!~dNULf@f uvSTR!~dMFADEg\uvSTR\udSTR!~dMFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to 149th St–GC (White Plains) uv-SHI2g+r\udSTR\uvSHI2g+l- udSTR\uvÜSTr numN330\uvÜSTl\udSTR\ cPLT\uvSTR\udSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\udSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\udSTR\cPLT cPLT\uvSTR\udSTR\cPLT uv-SPLe\uvSPLe- uvÜST uvSTRfg uvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 125th Street Lexington The 138th Street–Grand Concourse station, also signed as 138th Street–Mott Haven or simply as Mott Haven on station signage, is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the T-intersection of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. It is served by the 4 train at all times except during rush hours in the peak direction, and the 5 train at all times except late nights. History thumb|left|225px|The Mott Haven Avenue "MH" Mosaics along one of the platforms.The station opened on July 17, 1918, as Mott Haven Avenue station, as a southbound extension of the Jerome Avenue Line into the Upper East Side extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line. As such, it is the newest station on the line. The segment north of Kingsbridge Road to Woodlawn opened three months earlier.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/04/13/103192881.pdf Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened April 13, 1918 The New York Times June 5, 2016 15 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 The station was built with tablets displaying "Mott Haven" and others displaying "138th Street–Mott Haven." The ones with "138th Street" were painted over with text reading "138th Street–Grand Concourse", but all were eventually covered with black plates reading "138 Street" in white Standard (Akzidenz-Grotesk) lettering.Walsh Kevin November 23, 2019 138th Street Station, Mott Haven https://forgotten-ny.com/2019/11/138th-street-station-mott-haven/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20200424082856/https://forgotten-ny.com/2019/11/138th-street-station-mott-haven/?unapproved=990726&moderation-hash=373499d746ba1348dd7ff45529545f64 April 24, 2020 April 24, 2020 Forgotten New York en-US During the station's renovation in the late 2010s, most of the tablets were restored. In 1956, the New York City Transit Authority announced plans to add fluorescent lighting to the station. The fluorescent lights were installed along the edges of the station's platforms.Katz Ralph 1956-01-27 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 2023-05-08 0362-4331 The walls of both platforms retain their original mosaic trim line with "MH" tablets on it – a relic of the station's former name. The platforms were extended at both ends in the 1950s; the design of these platform extensions are in contrast from the original portions, as they have a blue trim with "138TH ST" in white lettering. Blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black number plates in white lettering. Until 1972, the station had a connection to the New York Central Railroad's 138th Street station, which served trains on the railroad's Harlem and Hudson Divisions.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoLf4tmiPQ/TWFBppo6s_I/AAAAAAAABjU/rbeUDEwnuLE/s1600/2Ave_Hag_Bronx.jpg Hagstrom's Street Map of The Bronx 1943 warofyesterday.blogspot.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20170110150439/http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoLf4tmiPQ/TWFBppo6s_I/AAAAAAAABjU/rbeUDEwnuLE/s1600/2Ave_Hag_Bronx.jpg January 10, 2017http://www.greaternyroads.info/maps/fullsize/wst43_01.jpg Hagstrom's Map of Westchester County, New York; 1943 (Greater New York Roads) April 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045810/http://www.greaternyroads.info/maps/fullsize/wst43_01.jpg April 29, 2014 dead mdy-all thumb|right|275px|Mosaics and signage at 138th Street–Mott Haven In 2011, the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives took a poll of subway riders to vote for the smelliest subway station in the system, as part of its "rank the stank" contest. This station was ranked the smelliest of four nominated stations, receiving 35% of the votes.https://www.transalt.org/news/releases/5427 138th Street – Grand Concourse Voted the Smelliest Subway Station in New York City Murphy Michael August 26, 2011 Transport Alternatives live https://web.archive.org/web/20200424084505/https://www.transalt.org/news/releases/5427 April 24, 2020 April 24, 2020 mdy-all From November 18, 2019, to March 30, 2020, the northbound platform was temporarily closed for renovations.Uptown 4/5 trains skip 138 St-Grand Concourse https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/138stnorth live https://web.archive.org/web/20200331225740/https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/138stnorth March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 mta.info From April 27, 2020, to July 27, 2020, the southbound platform was temporarily closed for renovations. March 31, 2020 Downtown 4/5 trains skip 138 St-Grand Concourse https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/servicechanges/138stsouth live https://web.archive.org/web/20200331225350/https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/servicechanges/138stsouth March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 mta.info en Station layout GroundStreet levelExit/entranceMezzanineFare control, station agentPlatform levelSide platformNorthbound local← newyork 4 toward NYCS Woodlawn (NYCS 149th Street–Hostos Jerome)← newyork 5 toward NYCS Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or NYCS Nereid Avenue (149th Street–Hostos)Peak-direction express← newyork 4 PM rush does not stop here← newyork 4 AM rush does not stop here →Southbound local→ newyork 4 toward NYCS Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (NYCS New Lots Avenue New Lots late nights) (NYCS 125th Street Lexington) →→ newyork 5 toward NYCS Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, NYCS Bowling Green evenings/weekends (125th Street) →Side platform The 138th Street–Grand Concourse station has two side platforms and three tracks, and is one of only two on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line to be built underground.trackref trackbook The 4 train skips this station during rush hours in the peak direction.map It is the southernmost station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. To the south, the line crosses the Harlem River to the next stop, the 125th Street station in East Harlem, Manhattan. The three tracks merge into two and then merge with the IRT Pelham Line to form the four-track IRT Lexington Avenue Line. To the north, the local tracks split into two: an inner set that continues north to the Jerome Avenue Line's 149th Street–Hostos station, and an outer set that descends to a lower level and makes a sharp turn to merge with the IRT White Plains Road Line directly west of that line's 149th Street–Hostos station. The 5 train uses these tracks during daytime hours. Both platform walls have their original mosaic trim line with "MH" tablets on it, a relic of Mott Haven Avenue, the former name of the station. At either ends of the platform, where they were extended in the 1950s, the walls have a blue trim with "138TH ST" in white lettering. Blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black number plates in white lettering. The station was built with tablets displaying "Mott Haven" and others displaying "138th Street–Mott Haven." The ones with "138th Street" were painted over with text reading "138th Street–Grand Concourse", but all were eventually covered with black plates reading "138 Street" in white Standard (Akzidenz-Grotesk) lettering. During the station's renovation in the late 2010s, most of the tablets were restored. Until 1972, the station had a connection to the 138th Street station which served both the Harlem and Hudson Divisions of the New York Central Railroad.1943 Hagstrom's Street Map of The Bronx http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoLf4tmiPQ/TWFBppo6s_I/AAAAAAAABjU/rbeUDEwnuLE/s1600/2Ave_Hag_Bronx.jpg live https://web.archive.org/web/20170110150439/http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXoLf4tmiPQ/TWFBppo6s_I/AAAAAAAABjU/rbeUDEwnuLE/s1600/2Ave_Hag_Bronx.jpg January 10, 2017 warofyesterday.blogspot.comHagstrom's Map of Westchester County, New York; 1943 (Greater New York Roads) http://www.greaternyroads.info/maps/fullsize/wst43_01.jpg dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045810/http://www.greaternyroads.info/maps/fullsize/wst43_01.jpg April 29, 2014 April 28, 2014 mdy-all Exits This station has one mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to the northern corners of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse. The mezzanine has its original "Uptown Trains" and "Downtown Trains" mosaic tablets and trim line.https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/138%20St-Grand%20Concourse%20%284%29%285%29%20web.pdf 138th Street–Grand Concourse Neighborhood Map April 2018 new.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority February 28, 2019 left References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?198:47 IRT Woodlawn Line 138th Street (Mott Haven) Station Reporter — 4 Train Station Reporter — 5 Train The Subway Nut — 138th Street–Grand Concourse Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20180105022628/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/138n4/index.html January 5, 2018 138th Street and Grand Concourse entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in the Bronx Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918 Category:1918 establishments in New York City Category:Mott Haven, Bronx Category:Railway stations located underground in New York City