161st Street – Yankee Stadium (New York City Subway)

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161st Street – Yankee Stadium New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	East 161st Street & River Avenue Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Concourse & Highbridge
Coordinates	40°49′41″N 73°55′33″W / 40.827937°N 73.925886°W / 40.827937; -73.925886Coordinates: 40°49′41″N 73°55′33″W / 40.827937°N 73.925886°W / 40.827937; -73.925886
Division	IND/IRT
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line IND Concourse Line
Services	4  (all times)      B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)      D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx6, Bx13 Metro-North Railroad at Yankees-E.153 Street
Other information
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	8.577 million[1][2] ▲ 9.44%
Rank	35 out of 422
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)

161st Street – Yankee Stadium is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the underground IND Concourse Line. Located at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by:

• 4 trains at all times
• D trains at all times except rush hours in the peak direction
• B trains during rush hours.

Yankee Stadium is outside and many Bronx County courts, government facilities, and shopping districts are a short walk to the east. (Yankee Stadium is also accessible via the MTA's Metro-North via the Yankees-E. 153rd Street station.)

The combined passenger count for the complex in 2008 was 8,576,546, making it the busiest station in the Bronx and 35th overall.^[1]

Contents 1 IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms 2 IND Concourse Line platforms 3 References 4 External links

[edit] IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms

161st Street – Yankee Stadium New York City Subway rapid transit station
View of southbound platform and current Yankee Stadium
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	167th Street: 4
Next south	149th Street – Grand Concourse: 4
Next north	Fordham Road: 4
Next south	125th Street: 4
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)

161st Street – Yankee Stadium on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line has three tracks and two side platforms. There used to be a paper transfer to the IND Concourse Line, which was later replaced by the current free-transfer passageway. There are extra exit stairs to handle stadium crowds at each platform, which make them much longer than traditional IRT platforms. The station contains two mosaics that indicate "161st Street," which are painted over at the main exit stairs on each platform. Windscreens have been installed, which block the view of Yankee Stadium from the station. Both the IND and IRT stations have been fully renovated to include ADA-compliant elevators on all platforms.

Looking northward from the platforms, the tracks swing apart to allow the old IRT 9th Avenue Line tracks to join the line. The trackways that carried the 9th Avenue tracks were recently torn down to allow construction of the new Yankee Stadium.

[edit] IND Concourse Line platforms

161st Street – Yankee Stadium New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)      D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933
Accessible
Former/other names	161st Street – River Avenue
Station succession
Next north	167th Street: B  D
Next south	155th Street: B  D
Next north	none
Next south	125th Street: B  D
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)

161st Street – Yankee Stadium on the IND Concourse Line has three tracks and two side platforms.

When originally built in 1933 as 161st Street – River Avenue, paper tickets were used to transfer to the Jerome Avenue Line; this method was used until the 1950s, when the indoor escalators were built. The full-time mezzanine is at 161st Street and River Avenue with four street staircases. The part-time entrance 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.

The 2002 artwork here is called Wall-Slide by Vito Acconci and Sea of Tranquility by Helene Brandt.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
• nycsubway.org — IND Concourse: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
• Station Reporter — Yankee Stadium Complex
• The Subway Nut — 161st Street – Yankee Stadium Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 161st Street – Yankee Stadium