Gun Hill Road (IRT White Plains Road Line)
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 Gun Hill Road in 1984, 11 years after the abandonment of the lower level. |
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| Address | East Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10467 |
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| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
| Locale | Williamsbridge, Allerton | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°52′37″N 73°51′58″W / 40.877°N 73.866°WCoordinates: 40°52′37″N 73°51′58″W / 40.877°N 73.866°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
| Line | IRT White Plains Road Line IRT Third Avenue Line (formerly) |
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| Services | 2  (all times)5  (rush hours, peak direction) |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms cross-platform interchange |
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||
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| Opened | March 3, 1917 (upper level) October 4, 1920 (lower level) |
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| Closed | April 28, 1973 (lower level) | ||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,101,823[1]  9% |
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| Rank | 216 out of 422 | ||||||||
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| Next north | 219th Street (local): 2 5 Wakefield – 241st Street (express): no regular service |
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| Next south | Burke Avenue (local): 2 5 East 180th Street (express): no regular service 210th Street – Williamsbridge (3rd Ave. local; demolished) Fordham Road – 190th Street (3rd Ave. express; demolished) |
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| Next north |
233rd Street: 2 5 |
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| Next south |
Pelham Parkway: 2 5 |
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Gun Hill Road is an express station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Bronx at the intersection of Gun Hill and White Plains Roads, it is served by the 2 train at all times while the 5 train provides additional rush hour service in the peak direction.
This station opened on March 3, 1917 as a bi-level station, for IRT White Plains Road Line subway service. The upper level has always been used and the lower level was used by the IRT Third Avenue Line from October 4, 1920[2] to April 28, 1973. The upper level has three tracks and two island platforms, while the lower level had two tracks and one wide island platform. North of the station, the lower level tracks rose and joined, making a five track line for a short distance. From west to east, they were as follows: main southbound local, Third Avenue southbound, main center express, Third Avenue northbound, main northbound local.
A refurbishing project in 2004-06 removed the Third Avenue el level and upgraded the station with a new station house at street level. It is at the corner of Gun Hill Road and White Plains Road while the original was one short block north at East 211th Street. New escalators and elevators now make this station ADA-accessible.
[edit] References
- ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Fischler, Stan (1997). The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. Flushing, NY: H&M Productions. pp. 245–249. ISBN 1882608194.
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IRT White Plains Road Line: Gun Hill Road
- nycsubway.org — Mi Sol, Mi Planeta, Mi Ciudad (My Sun, My Planet, My City) Artwork by Andrea Arroyo (2006)
- nycsubway.org — IRT 3rd Avenue El: Gun Hill Road
- nycsubway.org — IRT 3rd Avenue El:
- The Subway Nut — Gun Hill Road Pictures
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- Station Reporter — 3rd Avenue Local
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Gun Hill Road (IRT White Plains Road Line)
- Gun Hill Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
