233rd Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
233rd Street  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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Western side | |||||||||
| Station statistics | |||||||||
| Address |
East 233rd Street & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10466 | ||||||||
| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
| Locale | Wakefield | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′35″N 73°51′25″W / 40.893°N 73.857°WCoordinates: 40°53′35″N 73°51′25″W / 40.893°N 73.857°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
| Line | IRT White Plains Road Line | ||||||||
| Services |
2  (all times) 5  (rush hours, peak direction) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 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) | ||||||||
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| Opened | March 31, 1917 | ||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
1,762,923[1]  2.3% | ||||||||
| Rank | 275 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
Nereid Avenue: 2 5 | ||||||||
| Next south |
225th Street: 2 5 | ||||||||
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| Next north |
none: 2 5 | ||||||||
| Next south |
Gun Hill Road: 2 5 | ||||||||
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233rd Street 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 the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound local | ← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (225th Street) ← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (AM rush) (225th Street) | |
| Peak-direction express | → No regular service | |
| Northbound local | → toward Wakefield–241st Street (Nereid Avenue) → → toward Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (Terminus) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control (Elevator at NW corner of White Plains Road and 233rd Street) |
| G | Street Level | Exit / Entrance |
This elevated station opened on March 31, 1917,[2] and contains three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is not normally used in revenue service.[3] 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 a Spring 2006 rehabilitation. On either ends, both platforms have black, steel, waist-high fences with white lampposts at regular intervals. The station signs are in the standard black name plates with white lettering.
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/from the subway system. 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.
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. It is associated with the New York Botanical Garden.
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street". New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
External links
Media related to 233rd Street (IRT White Plains Road Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: 233rd Street
- nycsubway.org — Secret Garden: There's No Place Like Home Artwork by Skowmon Hastanan (2006)
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- The Subway Nut — 233rd Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — 233rd Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
- 233rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View