233rd Street station

233rd Street is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. It is located in the Bronx at the intersection of 233rd Street and White Plains Road. It is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressEast 233rd Street & White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10466
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleWakefield, Williamsbridge
Coordinates40.893°N 73.857°W / 40.893; -73.857
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services   2  (all times)
​   5  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit NYCT Bus: Bx31, Bx39
MTA Bus: BxM11
Bee-Line Bus: 42
Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Woodlawn)
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedMarch 31, 1917 (1917-03-31)
Station code418[1]
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,445,532[2]  3.4%
Rank304 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northNereid Avenue: 2  ​5 
Next south225th Street: 2  ​5 

History

This station was built under the Dual Contracts. On March 3, 1917, the IRT White Plains Road Line was extended from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield with access to rapid transit service. Service was initially operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.[3][4][5] An extension to Nereid Avenue, including the 225th Street and 233rd Street stations, finally opened on March 31, 1917.[3][4]

It was renovated in 2006 at a cost of $15.26 million. At the same time, another project was undertaken to install elevators at the station, making it ADA-accessible at a cost of $2.48 million.[6]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward 241st Street (Nereid Avenue)
← PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (Terminus)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local ← toward Flatbush Avenue via Seventh (225th Street) →
← AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue via Lexington (225th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Elevator at northwest corner of White Plains Road and 233rd Street
G Street level Entrances/exits
Western side

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used in revenue service.[7] Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies supported by green frames and columns in the center. They also have yellow ADA tactile strips on their edges. These were all installed during the 2006 rehabilitation. On either ends, both platforms have black waist-high fences made of steel, with white lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs are in the standard black name plates with white lettering.

The 2006 artwork here is called Secret Garden: There's No Place Like Home by Skowmon Hastanan. It consists of stained glass panels on the platform windscreens and station house depicting plants, fruits, and trees, being inspired by the New York Botanical Garden.[8]

Exits

This station has one elevated station house below the tracks and platforms. Two staircases and one elevator from each platform go down to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank and two exit-only turnstiles provide access to and from the platforms. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either northern corners of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street. There is also an elevator going down to the northwest corner. The three elevators make the station ADA-accessible.[9]

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. "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). The New York Times. April 1, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. "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. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2020.
  6. MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. pp. 45–46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  8. "233rd Street - Skowmon Hastanan - A Secret Garden: There's No Place Like Home, 2006". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. "233rd Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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