170th Street station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in the Bronx the station at East 170th Street & Grand Concourse 170th Street (IND Concourse Line) January 2018 170 Street 170th Street Station - 54294155710.jpg View from the southbound platform 170th Street & Jerome AvenueBronx, New York The Bronx Tremont, Mount Eden, Highbridge 40.840178 N 73.917732 W inline,title IRT IRT Jerome Avenue Line Jerome local NYCT Bus: Bx11, Bx18A/BBx 2 side platforms 3 Elevated 1917 06 2 y yes New York City Subway Jerome local Mount Eden Avenue 167th Street alltimes y Mount Eden Avenue 167th Street IRT Jerome Avenue Line left 330 The 170th Street station is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Highbridge and Tremont neighborhoods of the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. This station was constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts and opened in 1917. History Construction and opening 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 170th 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 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 167th Street.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 100 Herries William https://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 Station renovations On July 5, 2004, this station, 176th Street, and Fordham Road closed for four months so they could be renovated. As part of the project, new canopy roofs, walls, lighting, staircases, floors, and a public address system would be installed at each station.July 5, 2004 Three Bronx subway stations closed to undergo renovations for four months news12 http://www.news12.com/story/34827008/three-bronx-subway-stations-closed-to-undergo-renovations-for-four-months live June 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630111125/http://www.news12.com/story/34827008/three-bronx-subway-stations-closed-to-undergo-renovations-for-four-months?clienttype=generic&smartdevicecgbypass June 30, 2020 As part of the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Program, elevators were installed at the original entrance between the street and the mezzanine, as well as between the mezzanine and the platforms. The elevators make the station fully compliant with accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.MTA Board - NYCT/Bus Committee Meeting - 02/20/2018 February 20, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJRM36BCciU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/BJRM36BCciU 2021-12-22 live YouTube Metropolitan Transportation Authority March 4, 2018 Construction began in July 2020https://new.mta.info/document/20191 Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting June 2020 mta.info 2020-06-24 Metropolitan Transportation Authority September 19, 2020 36https://www.facebook.com/VanessaGibsonNYC/photos/exciting-news-construction-will-soon-begin-for-our-elevator-at-the-170th-street-/3303017386384648/ yes March 2022 and was completed in January 2022.http://web.mta.info/capitaldashboard/allframenew_pi.php?PROJNUM=t7041332 Untitled Document Station layout thumb|Western side view from street thumb|200px|Eastern side as seen from west of Grand Concourse This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.trackref trackbook The 4 stops here at all times.timetable 4 Both platforms have beige windscreens, mesh fences, and red canopies with green frames and support columns in the center, and white steel waist-level fences at either ends with white lampposts at regular intervals. The 2005 artwork here is called Views from Above by Dina Bursztyn. It features stained glass windows on the platform windscreens and station house based on Bursztyn's experience on riding elevated trains.170th Street - Dina Bursztyn - Views from Above, 2006 http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=4&station=10&xdev=900 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200626203252/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=4&station=10&xdev=900 June 26, 2020 June 26, 2020 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exits The station's main entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside the fare control area, it has two staircases to each platform at the center and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, it has a turnstile bank, a token booth, and three street stairs going down to either side of Jerome Avenue between 170th Street and Elliot Place, two to the east side and one to the west.https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/170%20St%20%284%29%20web.pdf 170th Street Neighborhood Map April 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority February 28, 2019 The elevator goes to the east side of Jerome Avenue. Each platform has a secondary fare control area leading to either northern corner of 170th Street and Jerome Avenue, with one staircase from the southbound platform going to the northwestern corner, and the other from the northbound platform going to the northeastern corner, although each of them is signed as an exit to Macombs Road. The staircase from the southbound platform opened in January 2021, while the staircase from the northbound platform opened in April 2021. left References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?198:91 IRT Woodlawn Line 170th Street nycsubway.org — Views from Above Artwork by Dina Bursztyn (2005) Station Reporter — 4 Train The Subway Nut — 170th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20200223043518/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/170n4/index.html February 23, 2020 MTA's Arts For Transit — 170th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 170th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View 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 1917 Category:1917 establishments in New York City Category:Highbridge, Bronx Category:Elevated railway stations in New York City