182nd–183rd Streets station

182nd–183rd Streets is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the B train during rush hours.

 182–183 Streets
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressEast 182nd Street & Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10458
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleFordham Heights
Coordinates40.856766°N 73.900309°W / 40.856766; -73.900309
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND Concourse Line
Services   B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)
​   D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Transit NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2
MTA Bus: BxM4
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1933 (1933-07-01)
Station code214[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,513,443[2]  0.7%
Rank294 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northFordham Road: B  ​D 
Next southTremont Avenue: B  ​D 

History

This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND).[3][4] The route of the Concourse Line was approved to Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the New York City Board of Transportation.[4][5] Construction of the line began in July 1928.[6] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.[7][8]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (Fordham Road)
← toward 205th Street (Fordham Road)
Peak-direction express ← PM rush does not stop here
← AM rush does not stop here →
Southbound local → toward Brighton Beach rush hours (Tremont Avenue) →
→ toward Coney Island (Tremont Avenue) →
Side platform

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms.[9] The center track is used by the D express train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Both platforms have a Claret red trim line with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "182ND-183RD ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a black background with a Claret red border. Below the trim line are tile captions in white lettering on a black background showing "182" in the south half of the station and "183" in the north half, similar to the arrangement at the 174th–175th Streets station. There are also directional tile captions below the name tablet mosaics.

Hunter green i-beams run along the platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

Exits

The mezzanine used to be full length, but has been reduced in size. Because of this, the station's name is a misnomer. Crossovers between the two directions are allowed only from the northernmost set of stairs. The only open exits are at all four corners of 182nd Street and Grand Concourse.[10] A gated-off passageway on the north end of the mezzanine[11] lead to a former booth and exits to all four corners of 183rd Street.[12] The stairs have been sealed on street level[13] as early as 1996.[14]

There were two additional exits at the south end[15][16] that lead to both sides of the Grand Concourse and Anthony Avenue (between East 181st and 182nd Streets).[17] At the request of the local community, these exits and the passageway leading to them were temporarily closed in January 1989 due to low usage, safety hazards and because vandals and criminals frequented the area. After the hearings took place in February and March the same year,[18] these exits were completely shuttered after June 1989[19] and the stairs were also sealed on street level.[20] However, the entrance structures remained on street level as early as June 1994.[21]

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Duffus, R.L. (September 22, 1929). "Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  4. "New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1925. p. 1.
  5. "Board Speeds Subway on Grand Concourse" (PDF). The New York Times. September 2, 1928. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  6. Joseph B. Raskin (November 1, 2013). The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-5369-2. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  8. "Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: 182-183 Sts (B)(D)" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  11. "Showing Image 86764". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
    "Showing Image 86767". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  12. Street View of 1940s New York: Former northwest exit at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Street View of 1940s New York: Former northeast exit at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Street View of 1940s New York: Former southeast exit at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Street View of 1940s New York: Former southwest exit at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
  13. Google maps: northwest corner at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Google maps: northeast corner at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Google maps: southeast corner at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
    Google maps: southwest corner at East 183rd St and Grand Concourse
  14. "Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: Search - "grand concourse"". www.historicfilms.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
    "Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: Search - "grand concourse"". www.historicfilms.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  17. Street View of 1940s New York: Former southeastern exit near Anthony Ave and East 181st St
    Street View of 1940s New York: Former southwestern exit near Anthony Ave and East 181st St
  18. "Notice of Public Hearing (NYCTA)". New York Daily News. January 11, 1989. p. 23. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  19. Union Turnpike (July 8, 2019), IMG_3097, retrieved December 8, 2020
  20. Google maps: southwest corner near Anthony Ave and East 181st St
    Google maps: southeast corner near Anthony Ave and East 181st St
  21. "Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: Search - "grand concourse"". www.historicfilms.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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