149th Street–Grand Concourse station

149 Street–Grand Concourse
149 Street–Grand Concourse
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2 (all times); 5 (all times except late nights)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 10, 1905; 119 years ago
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Mott Avenue
Traffic
2023	2,087,779 3%
Rank	162 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times
	Mott Avenue Control House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	November 2014 image of the NRHP-listed Mott Avenue Control House
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	800002590
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1980

149 Street–Grand Concourse
149 Street–Grand Concourse
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Station platform
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4 (all times)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917; 107 years ago
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	2,087,779 3%
Rank	162 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

149 Street–Grand Concourse
149 Street–Grand Concourse
New York City Subway station complex
Station statistics
Address	East 149th Street & Grand Concourse; Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven, Melrose
Coordinates	40°49′05″N 73°55′39″W / 40.8181°N 73.9275°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line; IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2 (all times); 4 (all times); 5 (all except late nights)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx19
Levels	2
Other information
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Traffic
2023	2,087,779 3%
Rank	162 out of 423
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times

149th Street–Grand Concourse is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the IRT White Plains Road Line. It is located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse in Mott Haven and Melrose in the Bronx. The complex is served by the:

2 and 4 trains at all times
5 train at all times except late nights

Station layout

Template:NYCS Platform Layout 149th Street–Grand Concourse Station

Exits

There are two exit stairs each to the southwest and southeast corners of 149th Street and Grand Concourse.^[4]

IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms

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Track layout

Legend


					to Burnside Av
					to 161 St–Yankee Stadium










					to 138 St–Grand Concourse
					to 125 St

149th Street–Grand Concourse is an express station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track used during rush hours in the peak direction. This station is on the upper level of the two-level station complex, with a free transfer to the IRT White Plains Road Line on the lower level. There are some remaining signs on the walls that point to a never-built station of the New York Central Lines (now part of Metro-North Railroad).^[5]

The station was opened on June 2, 1917, and was the southern terminus of the Jerome Avenue Line until it was extended through Mott Haven Avenue into the Upper East Side extension of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.

IRT White Plains Road Line platforms

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Track layout

Legend

					to 3 Av–149 St








					from 138 St–GC
					to 138 St–GC

					to 135 St

149th Street–Grand Concourse on the IRT White Plains Road Line has two tracks and two side platforms. There is a high rounded ceiling that is visible at the west end of the station and is similar in design to those of 168th Street and 181st Street stations on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. The IRT White Plains Road Line platforms are located on the lower level of this two level complex. There are elevators (now closed) and a pedestrian bridge between the two platforms (also closed) on this level at the southern end of the platforms.^[7]^[8]

Originally opened as Mott Avenue on July 10, 1905, 149th Street–Grand Concourse was the first subway station to be opened in the Bronx. The original headhouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, all of the original mosaic "Mott Avenue" name tablets have been covered over with metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" signs. Only one name tablet, located on the downtown platform between the last two staircases at the northern end, remained uncovered and survived intact until a few years into the 21st century when a serious water leak after very heavy rainfall caused individual tiles to separate from the wall and fall off. There were no known plans by the MTA to repair or restore this name tablet. In the fall of 2011, the MTA covered this name tablet with a metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" sign.

South of the station, there are track connections to the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The line splits and makes a sharp turn to merge with the Jerome Avenue Line just south of the upper level station. There is a huge amount of train traffic in this area, and the connections' turns are so sharp that 5 trains using the connections usually get delayed for about a minute. The White Plains Road Line continues straight under the Harlem River and merges with the IRT Lenox Avenue Line at 142nd Street Junction.

From the time of the opening of the station in 1905 until 2002, there were no columns between the northbound and southbound tracks, allowing an unobstructed view across the station. Thin supports for communications conduit have since been installed.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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 ^c ^d ^e ^f "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "149th Street–Grand Concourse Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ Subway Signs to Nowhere (Forgotten New York)
^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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^ Showing Image 120315

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 149th Street/Grand Concourse (Mott Avenue)
nycsubway.org – IRT Woodlawn Line: 149th Street/Grand Concourse
Station Reporter — 2 Train
Station Reporter — 4 Train
Station Reporter — 5 Train
The Subway Nut — 149th Street–Grand Concourse Pictures
149th Street and Grand Concourse entrance from Google Maps Street View
Former headhouse from Google Maps Street View
Jerome Avenue Line platforms from Google Maps Street View
White Plains Road Line platforms 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] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[2016-rider-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "149th Street–Grand Concourse Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[5] Subway Signs to Nowhere (Forgotten New York)

[focus-6] "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[7] Showing Image 7913

[8] Showing Image 120315

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v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Jerome Ave. Line	Woodlawn Mosholu Parkway Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College Kingsbridge Road Fordham Road 183rd Street Burnside Avenue 176th Street Mount Eden Avenue 170th Street 167th Street 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 149th Street–Grand Concourse [← to 149th Street–Grand Concourse, White Plains Rd. Line] 138th Street–Grand Concourse [to 125th Street, Lexington Ave. Line →]
White Plains Rd. Line	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East [← to Morris Park, Dyre Ave. Line] East 180th Street 180th Street–Bronx Park→ West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse [to 138th Street–Grand Concourse, Jerome Ave. Line → / to 135th Street, Lenox Ave. Line →]
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.