Longwood Avenue station

Longwood Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Longwood Avenue & Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10459
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Longwood
Coordinates	40.816278°N 73.896232°W / 40.816278; -73.896232
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	New York City Bus: Bx19
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 17, 1919 (January 17, 1919)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	686,670  1.6%
Rank	351 out of 423
Station succession
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Location
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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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Longwood Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Longwood Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.

This underground station, opened on January 7, 1919, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "L" tablets for "Longwood Avenue" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "LONGWOOD AVE." in all-caps, serif lettering. Dark green i-beam columns run along the platforms at their center at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is blue with "LONGWOOD AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the east (railroad north) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the either southern corners of Southern Boulevard and Longwood Avenue while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. The southbound platform has a green fiberglass bucket seat bench built in the extended area in the 1960s.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Longwood Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Longwood Avenue Pictures
• Longwood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View