Wakefield–241st Street station

Coordinates: 40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85
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 Wakefield–241st Street
 "2" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The southeast entrance at 241st Street
Station statistics
AddressEast 241st Street & White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10466
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleWakefield
Coordinates40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx39
Bus transport MTA Bus: BxM11
Bus transport Bee-Line Bus: 40, 41, 42, 43
Railway transportation Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Wakefield)
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform (in service)
2 side platforms (unused)
Spanish solution
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedDecember 13, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-12-13)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		N/A
Former/other names241 Street (used on entrances and platform signs)
East 241 Street
Becker Avenue
Traffic
2023794,723[2] Decrease 0.5%
Rank335 out of 423[2]
Station succession
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Location
Wakefield–241st Street station is located in New York City Subway
Wakefield–241st Street station
Wakefield–241st Street station is located in New York City
Wakefield–241st Street station
Wakefield–241st Street station is located in New York
Wakefield–241st Street station
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights

Wakefield–241st Street is a terminal station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx.[4] It is served by the 2 train during weekdays and weekday late nights[5] and by the 5 train on weekends and weekend late nights; during weekdays, limited a.m. rush hour 5 service also terminates here in the northbound direction only.[6] This station is geographically the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.

History

North end

The station officially opened on December 13, 1920 when the final portion of the line was opened; it was extended from its previous terminal at East 238th Street to its permanent terminal at East 241 Street.[7] This portion of the line had its opening delayed, owing to construction on the line between the two stations for the construction of the 239th Street Yard. Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard.[8]

The station was renovated from July 30, 2005 to December 11, 2005, as part of a $167 million project to renovate ten stations on the White Plains Road Line. The station, as part of the renovation, got a new high-quality public address system, new platform edge and ADA tactile warning strips, major structural repairs, new canopies over the stairs and platforms, repaired walls, renewed floors, and a redesign of the area around the station booth.[9][10]

Station layout

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Track layout
Legend
to Nereid Av
to Gun Hill Rd
Platform level Side platform, not in service
Track 2 ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) →
← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
Island platform
Track 3 ← "2" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) →
← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
Side platform, not in service
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance

At this station, there are two tracks, one center island platform and two disused side platforms here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform.[11]

The middle of the platform features a backlit track departure sign labeled Tracks 3 and 2, indicating which train leaves first.[12] There are also crew quarters at platform level.

To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard before splitting into three tracks.[11]

The 2006 artwork featured at the station is Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal, which focuses on birds living in and visiting the city. The artwork is made of faceted glass in the platform windscreens.[13][14]

Exits

The exit is at the north end. Fare control is past the bumper blocks, from where there is one stair to the southwest corner of 241st Street and White Plains Road, and two stairs to the southeast corner.[4]

Names

This terminal station has gone by a number of different names. Becker Avenue was an earlier name for the station at the time of its construction,[15] and it officially opened as East 241st Street on December 13, 1920.[16] By 1984, it was renamed 241 Street on entrances and platform signs.[17]

The station was initially signed on the New York City Subway map as 241 Street–Wakefield before it was signed on the map under its current name since 1998.

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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Neighborhood Map Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Clark St Tunnel Reconstruction Weekend Service Changes". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow". New York Times. December 12, 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Operation of the White Plains Road Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. March 24, 1914. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Subway riders have mixed reactions to 241st Street stop closure during renovations". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. ^ "241 St Station Closed for Rehabilitation" (PDF). New York City Transit. July 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Barnes, John (July 23, 2006). "Track departure sign". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. ^ Rosenfeld, Robbie (July 22, 2010). "Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ^ "Art en Route: A Guide to Art in the MTA Network" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  15. ^ "Chapter 2: Interborough Routes and Stations". www.nycsubway.org. Public Service Commission. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow". New York Times. December 12, 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  17. ^ Panse, Richard (March 20, 2005). "241 Street, before 2005 renovation". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway,org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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