Gun Hill Road station (IRT White Plains Road Line)

Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	The Gun Hill Road station platform in April 2015.
Station statistics
Address	East Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road; Bronx, NY 10467
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Williamsbridge, Allerton
Coordinates	40°52′37″N 73°52′01″W / 40.877°N 73.867°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line; IRT Third Avenue Line (formerly)
Services	2 (all times); 5 (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx28, Bx30, Bx38, Bx39, Bx41, Bx41 SBS; MTA Bus: BxM11; Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Williams Bridge)
Structure	Elevated
Levels	2 (lower level abandoned)
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 3, 1917; 107 years ago (upper level); October 4, 1920; 103 years ago (lower level)
Closed	April 29, 1973; 51 years ago (lower level)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,214,663 6.4%
Rank	251 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next; Template:NYCS next; 210th Street–Williamsbridge (3rd Ave. local; demolished); Fordham Road–190th Street (3rd Ave. express; demolished)
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

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,^[4] it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

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Track layout

Legend


					to 241 St
					to 219 St


					former Third Av El tracks
					to former lower level






					to Burke Av
					to E 180 St

This station was opened along with the section of the IRT White Plains Road Line from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road on March 3, 1917, providing access to rapid transit service to the communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield in the Bronx. Service on the new portion of the line was operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Station layout

2F Platforms	Southbound local	← toward Flatbush Avenue (Burke Avenue) ← toward Flatbush Avenue (AM rush) (Burke Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service (No service: Wakefield–241st Street (north) or East 180th Street (south))
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound local	→ toward Wakefield–241st Street (219th Street) → → toward Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (219th Street) →
1F	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, former Third Avenue El platform Elevator inside main entrance in White Plains Road median between Gun Hill Road and 211th Street
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

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,^[8] to April 29, 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: White Plains Road Line southbound local, Third Avenue Line southbound, White Plains Road Line center express, Third Avenue Line northbound, White Plains Road Line northbound local.^[9]

Currently, only the two outer tracks are used. The center track is not normally used in revenue service.

Exit

The station's only exit is at a street-level station house at the north side of Gun Hill Road in the median of White Plains Road. A refurbishing project in 2004–2006 removed the Third Avenue el level and upgraded the station with the new station house at street level. The original station house was one short block north at East 211th Street. New escalators and elevators now make this station ADA-accessible.^[10]

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.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Neighborhood Map Pelham Parkway Olinville Pelham Gardens Morris Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "WHITE PLAINS ROAD EXTENSION OF SUBWAY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC; New Branch, Which Runs from 177th to 219th Street, Gives the Williamsbridge and Wakefield Sections of the East Bronx Rapid Transit for the First Time" (PDF). The New York Times. March 4, 1917.
^ Fischler, Stan (1997). The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. Flushing, NY: H&M Productions. pp. 245–249. ISBN 1-882608-19-4.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Parkway" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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
Platforms from Google Maps Street View
Mezzanine 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] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Neighborhood Map Pelham Parkway Olinville Pelham Gardens Morris Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[HathiTrust_2013-5] "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[:6-6] "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

[:5-7] "WHITE PLAINS ROAD EXTENSION OF SUBWAY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC; New Branch, Which Runs from 177th to 219th Street, Gives the Williamsbridge and Wakefield Sections of the East Bronx Rapid Transit for the First Time" (PDF). The New York Times. March 4, 1917.

[Fischler-Elevateds-8] Fischler, Stan (1997). The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. Flushing, NY: H&M Productions. pp. 245–249. ISBN 1-882608-19-4.

[tracks-9] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[maps-10] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Parkway" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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