225th Street station

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AddressEast 225th Street & White Plains Road
Bronx, New York
Borough The Bronx
Locale Williamsbridge
Coordinates 40°53′17″N73°51′36″W / 40.888°N 73.86°W / 40.888; -73.86
Division A (IRT) [1]
Line IRT White Plains Road Line
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Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedMarch 31, 1917;107 years ago (1917-03-31)
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Traffic
2023589,541 [2] Decrease2.svg 5.1%
Rank363 out of 423 [2]
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233rd Street
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219th Street
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225th Street station

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NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops all times
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 225th Street station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 225th Street and White Plains Road in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

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] The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940. [6] [7]

It was renovated in fall 2005 at a cost of $13.23 million. [8]

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Northbound local NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg toward Wakefield–241st Street (233rd Street)
NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (233rd Street)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Southbound local NYCS-bull-trans-2-Std.svg toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (219th Street)
NYCS-bull-trans-5-Std.svg AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Lexington (219th Street)
Side platform
MezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
GroundStreet levelEntrances/exits
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Street stair

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. [9] The center track is normally not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green outlines, frames, and support columns in the center and black, waist-high steel fences at either ends with lampposts at regular intervals. The windscreens have mesh fences at various points. The station signs are in the standard white lettering on black name plates.

The 2006 artwork here is called Universal City by Nicky Enright. It consists of stained glass windows on the platform windscreens depicting images related to astronomy, including constellations, shooting stars, orbiting planets, and moons. [10]

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a waiting area. The back of the token booth faces the crossunder with steel fences on either side. On the Wakefield-bound side, there are two exit only turnstiles. On the Manhattan-bound side, there is an emergency gate and a bank of three turnstiles. Outside fare control, two staircases go down to the northwest and southeast corners of 225th Street and White Plains Road. The station house has glass windows. [11]

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