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167th Street station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

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 167th Street
 "4" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Two trains running on the 4 service (one arriving, one leaving) at the 167th Street Station, facing southbound.
Station statistics
AddressEast 167th Street & River Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleHighbridge
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT Ninth Avenue Line (formerly)
Services   4 all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx35
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 2, 1917 (107 years ago) (1917-06-02)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,901,393[2]Increase 2.9%
Rank171 out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
Anderson–Jerome Avenues (Ninth Ave elevated; demolished)
Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

167th Street is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.

Station layout

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Track layout
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local "4" train toward Woodlawn (170th Street)
"4" train toward Burnside Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Terminus)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Southbound local "4" train toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (161st Street–Yankee Stadium)
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks with two side platforms. The station was opened in 1917, gained additional service from the Ninth Avenue Elevated on July 1, 1918[4] and was rehabilitated in 2004. It has old-style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder.

Polo Grounds Shuttle

From 1940 to 1958, 167th Street served as a terminal for the last remnant of the Ninth Avenue Elevated operating from 155th Street (Polo Grounds) to 167th Street. On reaching 167th Street, trains would switch to the center track, change direction, and return to 155th Street on the downtown track. Service was eventually reduced to a single two-car train operating in both directions on the uptown track.[5] In 1958, service was discontinued after the New York Giants left for San Francisco. From the southern end of the station, the ramps leading to the Ninth Avenue line structure can still be seen. These ramps end south of the southwest corner of River Avenue and 164th Street between Gate 8 and the 164th Street parking garage at Yankee Stadium. The next southbound stop was Anderson–Jerome Avenues.

References

  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. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Open New Subway To Regular Traffic: First Train On Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor And Other Officials: To Serve Lower West Side: Whitney Predicts An Awakening Of The District–New Extensions Of Elevated Railroad Service". New York Times. July 2, 1918. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ Polo Grounds Shuttle
Eastern stairs