Pelham Parkway station (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Pelham Parkway is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Pelham Parkway North and the Esplanade (erroneously signed as "Esplanade Avenue" in the station) in the Bronx, it is served by the 5 train at all times. This station was built as part of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B), and opened in 1912. This station closed in 1937 with the NYW&B, but reopened in 1941 as a subway station after the portion of the line in the Bronx was purchased by New York City.

Pelham Parkway
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
2008 view of the station house entrance
Station statistics
Address	Pelham Parkway, Williamsbridge Road & Esplanade Bronx, NY 10469
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway
Coordinates	40.85813°N 73.856063°W
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx8, Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912 (NYW&B station) May 15, 1941 (re-opened as a Subway station)
Closed	December 31, 1937 (NYW&B station)
Station code	445[1]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	896,134[2]  6.1%
Rank	372 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north	Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (express): no regular service Gun Hill Road (local): 5
Next south	Morris Park (local): 5  East 180th Street (express): no regular service
Location
Track layout to Gun Hill Rd to Morris Pk
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Dyre Avenue (Gun Hill Road)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Flatbush Avenue weekdays, Bowling Green evenings/weekends (Morris Park) → → late night shuttle toward East 180th Street (Morris Park) →

Platform

Old "To City"/"From City" train indicators from the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway

This station was originally opened on May 29, 1912, as an express station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, with two island platforms and four tracks. It was closed on December 31, 1937, after the NYW&B went bankrupt but was opened again when the City of New York purchased the Bronx portion of the railroad for use in the subway system. An original NYW&B-era train indicator can still be found inside the station.

Today, the two local tracks remain in revenue service, and the southbound express track remains in use as a test track. The northbound express track ends about halfway between the north end of the station and the northern tunnel portal, however, it used to end at a bumper block just south of the station. The station is designed with two island platforms; however it is not considered an express station. The northbound express track had been restored at this station in October 2014. The purpose of the restoration was to serve work trains for the Dyre Avenue Line signal modernization project.[3] As of 2017 the express tracks are also being used to develop a pilot program for platform screen doors technology.[4]

Pelham Parkway is the only completely underground station on the Dyre Avenue Line and the only underground station in the system not originally built for subway use. It is also the northernmost underground IRT station. It is also the only 4-track underground station in the Bronx.

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[5] Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[6][7] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[8]

Exit

The station's only entrance/exit is a head house in the median of the Esplanade north of Pelham Parkway North.[9]

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. "Signal System Modernization of the Dyre Avenue Line". judlau.com.
4. "Capital Plan 2015-2019 - Platform Safety Technology Rollout - T7080618". MTA. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
5. Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
6. "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
7. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
8. Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
9. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Parkway" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Pelham Parkway
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — Pelham Parkway Pictures Archived February 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• New York Westchester and Boston Railway - Pelham Parkway Station
• Entrance north of Pelham Parkway from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View