Kingsbridge Road station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line): Difference between revisions

Kingsbridge Road
Kingsbridge Road
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Platform view, with Kingsbridge Armory
Station statistics
Address	Kingsbridge Road & Jerome Avenue; Bronx, NY 10468
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	University Heights, Fordham-Bedford
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4 (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx32
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917; 107 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,958,074 8.7%
Rank	169 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

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Kingsbridge Road is a rehabilitated local station on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout

Legend

					to Bedford Park Blvd






					to Fordham Rd

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Woodlawn (Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Fordham Road) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service. It is a typical IRT elevated station. The Kingsbridge Armory rises immediately to the west of the station.

Kingsbridge Road station was originally opened on June 2, 1917, and was the original northern terminus of the line until April 15, 1918 when the line was extended to Woodlawn.

Exits

The station has a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. Exit stairs go to both northern corners of Jerome Avenue and Kingsbridge Road. There are two stairs to the northeast corner and one to the northwest.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
nycsubway.org – IRT Woodlawn Line: Kingsbridge Road
nycsubway.org — Urban Motif Artwork by Mario M. Muller (2006)
Station Reporter — 4 Train
The Subway Nut — Kingsbridge Road Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
Kingsbridge Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[riderref-2] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

[maps-4] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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 * {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?198:3165|IRT Woodlawn Line|Kingsbridge Road}}
 * nycsubway.org — [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show?178 Urban Motif Artwork by Mario M. Muller (2006)]
-* Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/4train.htm 4 Train]
+* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20131219141200/http://www.stationreporter.net/4train.htm 4 Train]
 * The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/kingsbridgen4/index.html Kingsbridge Road Pictures]
 * MTA's Arts For Transit — [http://mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=4&station=4&xdev=257 Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)]