Pelham Parkway (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Pelham Parkway
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Pelham Parkway, Williamsbridge Road & Esplanade Bronx, NY 10469
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Allerton, Pelham Parkway
Coordinates	40°51′29″N 73°51′22″W / 40.85813°N 73.856063°WCoordinates: 40°51′29″N 73°51′22″W / 40.85813°N 73.856063°W
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5  (all times)
Transit connections	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)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	894,727[1]  1.4%
Rank	373 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Gun Hill Road (local): 5  Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (express): no regular service
Next south	Morris Park (local): 5  East 180th Street (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Pelham Parkway is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and the Esplanade (erroneously signed as "Esplanade Avenue" in the station) in the Bronx, it is served by the 5 train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Gun Hill Rd to Morris Pk

G	Street level station house	Exit/Entrance, fare control, station agent
P Platform level	Northbound local	← toward Eastchester – Dyre Avenue (Gun Hill Road)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound express	Trackbed
	Southbound express	No passenger service
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound local	→ toward Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue weekdays, Bowling Green weekends, East 180th Street late nights (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 12, 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.^[2]

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.

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[3] However, 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.^[4][5]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Signal System Modernization of the Dyre Avenue Line". judlau.com.
3. Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
4. "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
5. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Pelham Parkway
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — Pelham Parkway Pictures
• New York Westchester and Boston Railway - Pelham Parkway Station
• entrance north of Pelham Parkway from Google Maps Street View