Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)

Kingsbridge Road
Kingsbridge Road
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	East Kingsbridge Road & Grand Concourse; Bronx, NY 10468
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Fordham Manor, Kingsbridge Heights
Coordinates	40°51′58″N 73°53′40″W / 40.866146°N 73.894343°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B (weekdays only); D (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx9, Bx22, Bx28; MTA Bus: BxM4
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933; 91 years ago
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,140,981 5%
Rank	271 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours only

Kingsbridge Road is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the D train at all times and the B train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platforms.

Station layout

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Track layout

Legend

					to Bedford Pk Blvd






					to Fordham Rd

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Upper Mezzanine 196th Street entrances	Fare control (Note: Upper mezzanine exit/entrance is not handicapped accessible)
B2 Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (Terminus) ← toward Norwood–205th Street off-peak hours (Bedford Park Boulevard)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Peak direction express	← toward Norwood–205th Street PM rush (Bedford Park Boulevard) → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue AM rush (Fordham Road) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound local	→ toward Brighton Beach rush hours (Fordham Road) → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue off-peak hours (Fordham Road) →
B3	Lower Mezzanine Kingsbridge Road entrances	Fare control, station agent, underpass to Kingsbridge Road Elevator at northeast corner of Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road

The station has three tracks and two island platforms. The tile band in this station is Marine Blue and vent chambers are also present.^[4] Strange white walls exist at both platform staircases to the Kingsbridge Road exit. It is not known why they were built.

The station was renovated to comply with ADA standards, with two elevators from the Kingsbridge Road mezzanine to both platforms and another from the mezzanine to the northeast corner of the Concourse and Kingsbridge Road.^[5] The elevators were opened in December 2014.^[5]^[6]

Exits

The station has one mezzanine above the platforms and another below them. The part-time and unstaffed entrance is at 196th Street on the north end and contains two street stairs to the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection, and one stair to each platform.^[5]^[7] This mezzanine is above the platform area.

The full-time entrance with a staffed token booth is at Kingsbridge Road on the south end and contains three pairs of staircases from platform level down to the lower mezzanine. Exits to the street are via two stairs to the northeast and northwest corners of the Concourse. A ramp also leads to the Kingsbridge Road underpass.^[5]^[7]

The current booth setup (full-time at Kingsbridge; part-time at 196th Street) was instituted in 2013.^[5] This was also the original setup. However, after to a booth operation switch in the 1990s, the part-time side was at the current full-time side (Kingsbridge) and vice versa. The current setup was created in order to accommodate new elevators in the station (see below).^[5] There are two now closed additional exits still visible on the south side of Kingsbridge Road, blocked by the current elevator shafts to the street.^[5]^[7]

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.
^ Dave Frattini (May 27, 2014). The Underground Guide to New York City Subways. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-7249-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting January 2013" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Elevators up and running at Bronx subway stop". bronx.news12.com. News 12 The Bronx. December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

External links

MTA — Kingsbridge Road Station Plan
nycsubway.org – IND Concourse Line: Kingsbridge Road
Station Reporter — B Train
Station Reporter — D Train
The Subway Nut — Kingsbridge Road Pictures
Kingsbridge Road underpass entrance from Google Maps Street View
Kingsbridge Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
196th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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] "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.

[Frattini2014-4] Dave Frattini (May 27, 2014). The Underground Guide to New York City Subways. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-7249-3.

[MTA-Transit&Bus-Bx46-GChurch-Bx15-KngbdgIND-2013-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting January 2013" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[6] "Elevators up and running at Bronx subway stop". bronx.news12.com. News 12 The Bronx. December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

[MTAMap-VanCourtland-Botanic-FordhamPlz-2015-7] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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