Bronx Park East station

Bronx Park East is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the Bronx on Birchall Avenue at Sagamore Street, it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Bronx Park East  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Birchall Ave & Sagamore St Bronx, NY 10462
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Van Nest/Pelham Parkway
Coordinates	40.849°N 73.868°W
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   5  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx22, Bx39
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 3, 1917
Station code	425[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	769,303[2]  2.2%
Rank	385 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Pelham Parkway: 2  ​5
Next south	East 180th Street: 2  ​5
Location
Track layout to Pelham Pkwy to E 180 St Yd to E 180 St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

History

This station was built under the Dual Contracts. It opened on March 3, 1917, as part of an extension of the IRT White Plains Road Line 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 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.[3][4][5]

It was renovated in 2007 at a cost of $12.92 million.[6]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 241st Street (Pelham Parkway) ← PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (Pelham Parkway)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	← toward Flatbush Avenue via Seventh (East 180th Street) → ← AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue via Lexington (East 180th Street) →
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Entrances/exits

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[7] Old signs at the center exit stairs and have been painted over, but those on the southbound platform are still visible through the paint. Covered windows in the concrete wall are also present.

This station and the Pelham Parkway station are the only stations on the White Plains Road Line to be built in decorative concrete structures. The entrances at this station were built in this manner as Sagamore Street was the new main entrance to Bronx Park.[8]

South of this station, one can view the IRT Dyre Avenue Line just off to the east. Continuing south, the Unionport Yard is also to the east past the connection to the Dyre Avenue Line. The East 180th Street Yard is to the west just prior to entering the next station, East 180th Street.[7]

The 2006 artwork here is called B is for Birds in the Bronx by Candida Alvarez.[9][10]

Exits

The tiled mezzanine has windows and standard "Uptown" and "Downtown" mosaics. The mezzanine itself is made of stucco over concrete and is massive. There are exits to all corners of Birchell Avenue and Sagamore Street except for the southwest corner, which had its exit sealed for unknown reasons.[11]

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. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. 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. Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. New York State Public Service Commission. 1916. p. 156.
9. "MTA - Arts & Design - B is for Birds in the Bronx, 2006". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
10. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: B is for Birds in the Bronx (Candida Alvarez)". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
11. "Bronx Park East Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

Media related to Bronx Park East (IRT White Plains Road Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Bronx Park East
• nycsubway.org — "B" is for Birds in the Bronx Artwork by Candida Alvarez (2006)
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• The Subway Nut — Bronx Park East Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Bronx Park East (IRT White Plains Road Line)
• Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View