Summary
The 225th Street station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Williamsbridge, Bronx, at the intersection of 225th 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.
225 Street   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | East 225th Street & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10466 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | The Bronx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Williamsbridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′17″N 73°51′36″W / 40.888°N 73.86°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 31, 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 589,541[2]  5.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 365 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History edit
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 edit
| Platform level | Side platform | |
| Northbound local | ← toward Wakefield–241st Street (233rd Street) ← PM rush toward Nereid Avenue (233rd Street)
| |
| Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
| Southbound local | toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (219th Street) → AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Lexington (219th Street) →
| |
| Side platform | ||
| Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
| Ground | Street level | Entrances/exits |
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual report. 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. December 12, 2013. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ "225th Street - Nicky Enright - Universal City, 2006". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "225th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links edit
Media related to 225th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 225th Street
- nycsubway.org — Universal City Artwork by Nicky Enright (2006)
- The Subway Nut — 225th Street Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- MTA's Arts For Transit — 225th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
- 225th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View