174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line)

Coordinates: 40°50′13″N 73°53′17″W / 40.837°N 73.888°W / 40.837; -73.888
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 174 Street
 "2" train​"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressEast 174th Street, Southern Boulevard, & Boston Road
Bronx, NY 10460
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleCrotona Park East
Coordinates40°50′13″N 73°53′17″W / 40.837°N 73.888°W / 40.837; -73.888
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights (all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx11, Bx19, Bx21
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedNovember 26, 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-26)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20221,140,821[3] Increase 5.9%
Rank252 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue
2 all times ​5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights
via East 180th Street
Local 		Freeman Street
2 all times ​5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights
toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York City Subway
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York City
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York
174th Street station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Track layout

Legend
to East Tremont Avenue
to Freeman Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction

The 174th Street station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 174th Street, Southern Boulevard and Boston Road in the Crotona Park East neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction.

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

The initial segment of the IRT White Plains Road Line opened on November 26, 1904, between 180th Street–Bronx Park and Jackson Avenue. Initially, trains on the line were served by elevated trains from the IRT Second Avenue Line and the IRT Third Avenue Line. Once the connection to the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened on July 10, 1905, trains from the newly opened IRT subway ran via the line.[4][5][6]

To address overcrowding, in 1909, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) proposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.[7]: 168  As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $49.1 million in 2023) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $16.4 million in 2023) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.[8]: 15  The northbound platform at the 174th Street station was extended 43 feet (13 m) to the front and 40 feet (12 m) to the rear,[8]: 114  while the southbound platform was not lengthened.[8]: 106  On January 23, 1911, ten-car express trains began running on the White Plains Road Line.[7]: 168 [9]

On June 18, 1915, the PSC approved a resolution approving a plan to relocate two supporting columns and one stairway at the station to accommodate the widening of 174th Street. The work, which was paid for by the borough of the Bronx, started on May 2, 1916, and was completed in August 1916.[10]

Later years[edit]

The New York State Transit Commission announced plans to extend the southbound platforms at seven stations on the line from Jackson Avenue to 177th Street to accommodate ten-car trains for $81,900 on August 8, 1934. The platform at 174th Street would be lengthened from 361 feet (110 m) to 489 feet (149 m).[11]

The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.[12][13] The Bergen Avenue cutoff, which allowed Third Avenue trains to access the White Plains Road Line, was abandoned on November 5, 1946, as part of the gradual curtailment of elevated service on the IRT Third Avenue Line.[5] On June 13, 1949, the platform extensions at this station, as well as those on other White Plains Road Line stations between Jackson Avenue and 177th Street, opened. The platforms were lengthened to 514 feet (157 m) to allow full ten-car express trains to open their doors. Previously, the stations could only accommodate six-car local trains.[14]

The station was closed from July to November 2003 and was completely rehabilitated.[15] The station reopened on November 24, 2003, after undergoing a $12 million renovation.[16]

Station layout[edit]

Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue)
← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue)
Peak-direction express ← "5" train PM rush does not stop here
← "5" train AM rush does not stop here →
Southbound local ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (Freeman Street) →
← "5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Lexington weekdays,
Bowling Green evenings/weekends (Freeman Street) →
Side platform
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Southbound platform

This elevated station, which has two side platforms and three tracks, is built on a curve, which results in large gaps between the center doors of trains and the platform. The gaps were almost wide enough to need gap fillers. By 2008, most of the station's gaps had been filled, but train announcements still warn passengers to "be careful of the gap between the platform and the train."[citation needed]

The station has a white windscreen and black fencing. The ends of the platform are very narrow.[15]

The 2004 artwork here is called A Trip up the Bronx River by Daniel del Valle. It features stained glass windows on the platform windscreens and station house depicting sites along the Bronx River.[17]

Exits[edit]

The station does not have a mezzanine, therefore in-system transfers between the two directions are not possible. The station houses are at the same level as the platforms. The two southbound exits lead to the northwestern corner of the skewed intersection of 174th Street and Southern Boulevard. The two northbound exits are on either eastern corner of that intersection.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Discuss Subway Signs in 18th St. Station" (PDF). The New York Times. November 27, 1904. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Kahn, Alan Paul (January 1, 1973). Tracks of New York. New York: Electric Railroaders' Association.
  6. ^ "Subway Trains Running From Bronx to Battery" (PDF). The New York Times. July 10, 1905. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Hood, Clifton (1978). "The Impact of the IRT in New York City" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. pp. 146–207 (PDF pp. 147–208). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ a b c Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1910. Public Service Commission. 1911. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ten-car Trains in Subway to-day; New Service Begins on Lenox Av. Line and Will Be Extended to Broadway To-morrow". The New York Times. January 23, 1911. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For the Year Ending December 31, 1916 Vol. I. New York State Public Service Commission. 1917. p. 319.
  11. ^ "I.R.T. To Extend Stations. Platform Changes to Be Made on White Plains Line". The New York Times. August 9, 1934. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. 1940-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  13. ^ "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". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest 1248134780.
  14. ^ Report for the three and one-half years ending June 30, 1949. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949. hdl:2027/mdp.39015023094926.
  15. ^ a b "174 Street (2,5)". The SubwayNut. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  16. ^ Elliott, Andrea (2003-11-25). "Bronx Subway Stop Reopens to Sighs of Relief". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  17. ^ "174th Street - Daniel del Valle - A Trip Up the Bronx River, 2004". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "174th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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