138th Street – Grand Concourse (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

138th Street – Grand Concourse New York City Subway rapid transit station
street entrances
Station statistics
Address	East 138th Street & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40.81303°N 73.929963°W / 40.81303; -73.929963
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all except rush hours, peak direction)       5  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918 (July 17, 1918)
Former/other names	Mott Haven Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	898,509  1.2%
Rank	364 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	149th Street – Grand Concourse (Jerome): 4  149th Street – Grand Concourse (White Plains): 5
Next south	125th Street: 4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

138th Street – Grand Concourse is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven. It has two side platforms and three tracks. It is the southernmost station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The station, which has crossovers from one side platform to the other, also has mosaics indicating "Uptown Trains" and "Downtown Trains" in the mezzanine. It is served by the 4 train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and 5 train at all times except late nights.

The original name of the station was Mott Haven Avenue as indicated by the "MH" mosaic borders.

Voted smelliest subway station in NYC

In 2011, the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives took a poll of subway riders to "rank the stank", or vote for the smelliest subway station in the system. The 138th Street – Grand Concourse station was voted the smelliest of four nominated stations by 35% of those voting.

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 138th Street (Mott Haven)
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — 138th Street–Grand Concourse Pictures
• 138th Street and Grand Concourse entrance from Google Maps Street View