233rd Street station

233 Street   ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	East 233rd Street & White Plains Road Bronx, NY
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield, Williamsbridge
Coordinates	40°53′35″N73°51′25″W / 40.893°N 73.857°W / 40.893; -73.857
Division	A (IRT) [1]
Line	IRT 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)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 31, 1917;107 years ago (1917-03-31)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	845,056 [2]   0.1%
Rank	322 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Nereid Avenue 2   ​ 5   toward Wakefield–241st Street Local 225th Street 2   ​ 5   toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Nereid Avenue to 225th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 233rd Street station 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.

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 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. ^[8]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Nereid Avenue) ← PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (Nereid Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (225th Street) → ← AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Lexington (225th Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines Elevator at northwest corner of White Plains Road and 233rd Street
Ground	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. ^[9] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. December 12, 2013. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920 . Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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 August 17, 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. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. June 13, 1940. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
7. "Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest   1248134780.
8. 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.
9. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC   49777633 – via Google Books.
10. "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.
11. "233rd Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

Media related to 233rd Street (IRT White Plains Road Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 233rd Street