Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College station

Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College (formerly Bedford Park Boulevard–200th Street) is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Bedford Park Boulevard (formerly 200th Street) immediately west of Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. It is also the only station on the Jerome Avenue Line north of 170th Street that is not located above Jerome Avenue. This station was constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts and opened in 1918.

For the station at Bedford Park Boulevard & Grand Concourse, see Bedford Park Boulevard station.

 Bedford Park Blvd–
 Lehman College
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform view looking north
Station statistics
AddressBedford Park Boulevard (200th Street) & Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468[1]
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleBedford Park
Coordinates40.873545°N 73.889837°W / 40.873545; -73.889837
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services   4  (all times)
Transit NYCT Bus: Bx10, Bx26, Bx28
Bee-Line Bus: 4, 20, 21[2]
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedApril 15, 1918 (1918-04-15)
Station code380[3]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesBedford Park Boulevard–200th Street
Traffic
20191,538,253[4]  2.4%
Rank291 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next northMosholu Parkway: 4 
Next southKingsbridge Road: 4 

History

Construction and opening
4 train leaving the station

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] In April 1915, the New York Public Service Commission voted to change the planned name of the station from 200th Street to Bedford Park Boulevard.[8]

The first part of the line opened on June 2, 1917 as a shuttle service between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street,[9][10] in advance of through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, which began on July 17, 1918.[11] Bedford Park Boulevard–200th Street station opened on April 15, 1918 as part of the final extension of the IRT Jerome Avenue Line from Kingsbridge Road to Woodlawn.[12] This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at 167th Street.[13][14] The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities.[9]

Later years

This station was renovated in the Summer–Fall 2006. During this time, the street level mezzanine area and the platforms were renovated. The platforms had yellow tactile edge warning strips installed, and the IRT directional tablets inside fare control have been preserved. Until the 2006 renovation, the downtown platform had several old small 200 signs behind a chain-link fence toward the front of the platform; however, they were removed.

Until renovations in 2006, it was the only station in the entire subway system and along the IRT Jerome Avenue Line to have a barbed wire fence on a platform–the Manhattan bound platform.[15] This was added in an earlier renovation from the 1980s with the intent of preventing graffiti artists from tagging the 4 train. The barbed wire fence was completely removed from the Manhattan-bound platform during renovations.[16]

From October 26, 2009 to December 11, 2009, a pilot program had five southbound 4 trains running express in the AM rush hour. Although Bedford Park Boulevard is not designed as an express station, the trains used a switch for the express track south of the station.[17]

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

The elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[18] The 4 stops here at all times.[19]

The middle track is generally not used in revenue service. The Jerome Yard/Concourse Yard complex is located on the west of the station. The track connections to Jerome Yard are at the north end. Concourse Yard has a single track connected to the southbound local; south of the station. The Concourse Yard serves as one of the few interconnections between the IRT and IND divisions.[18]

Exits

The station building is at street level with the tracks above the building due to the street layout. The station has a brick mezzanine and stairway walls with "BPB" and restroom mosaics in the station house. A storeroom is located on the landing of the stairs to the platforms. Walking to the east connects to the New York Botanical Garden and a Metro-North Railroad station of the same name, and walking to the west around the yard complex connects to Lehman College and the Bronx High School of Science.[20]

Nearby points of interest

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. "Subway Stations Renamed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 11, 1915. p. 64. Retrieved July 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line". Public Service Record. 4 (6). June 1917.
  10. 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.
  11. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  12. "Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened". The New York Times. April 13, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  13. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1916. p. 100.
  14. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
  15. Oszustowicz, Eric (June 15, 1984). "View of station canopy with barbed wire". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. Rosenfeld, Robbie (December 29, 2006). "Station overview". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. "Second Pilot Program of Bronx Express Service Along the Jerome Ave. Line Set to Begin". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 22, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  18. Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
  19. "4 Subway Timetable, Effective September 13, 2020". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  20. "Bedford Park Boulevard Lehman College Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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