183rd Street station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

183rd Street is a local station on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. This station was constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts and opened in 1917.

 183 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Eastern side
Station statistics
Address183rd Street & Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453[1]
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleUniversity Heights, Fordham
Coordinates40.858324°N 73.903999°W / 40.858324; -73.903999
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services   4  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: Bx32[2]
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code383[3]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,779,224[4]  2.9%
Rank261 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next northFordham Road: 4 
Next southBurnside Avenue: 4 

History

Construction and opening
Western side of the station from three blocks away

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in the Bronx. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build an elevated line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.[5][6][7]

183rd Street station opened as part of the initial section of the line to Kingsbridge Road on June 2, 1917. Service was initially operated as a shuttle between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street.[8][9] Through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line began on July 17, 1918.[10] The line was completed with a final extension to Woodlawn on April 15, 1918.[11] This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at 167th Street.[12][13] The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities.[8]

Later years

In 1995, as a result of budget crisis, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority considered a package of service reductions, including permanently closing the 183rd Street station, as well as two or three other stations citywide, due to its proximity to other stations.[14]

Beginning on March 5, 2007, 183rd Street and Kingsbridge Road were closed for renovation as part of a $55 million contract to renovate five stops on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The other three stops in the contract (Burnside Avenue, Mosholu Parkway, and Bedford Park Boulevard) were already renovated before then. This work was completed in twelve weeks on May 21, about eight weeks ahead of schedule.[15]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward Woodlawn (Fordham Road)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Burnside Avenue) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service.[16] The 4 stops here at all times.[17]

There are old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and a crossunder exists within fare control.

The 2008 artwork here is called Many Trails by Jose Ortiz. It features laminated glass windows in the mezzanine of the western station house, depicting the cultural history of University Heights.[18]

Exits

The station has a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. Outside of fare control, exits go to the northwest, southwest, and southeast corner of the staggered intersection of Jerome Avenue and 183rd Street.[19]

References
  1. "Borough of The Bronx, New York City". Government of New York City. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit Chapter 5: Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts. New York Public Service Commission. 1913. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  6. The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912). New York State Public Service Commission. 1912.
  7. "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System Which Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line". Public Service Record. 4 (6). June 1917.
  9. Annual report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company For The Year Ended June 30, 1917. HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920.
  10. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  11. "Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened". The New York Times. April 13, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1916. p. 100.
  13. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
  14. Perez-Pena, Richard (February 25, 1995). "Board Votes Cuts For City Transit". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  15. "Kingsbridge Road and 183rd Street Stations 4 Will Close for Four and One-Half Months While Under Rehabilitation". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  16. Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
  17. "4 Subway Timetable, Effective September 13, 2020". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  18. "183rd Street - Jose Ortiz - Many Trails, 2008". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  19. "183rd Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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