167th Street station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

167th Street is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.

 167 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Two trains running on the 4 service (one arriving, one leaving) at the 167th Street Station, facing southbound.
Station statistics
AddressEast 167th Street & River Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleHighbridge, Concourse
Coordinates40.835665°N 73.921337°W / 40.835665; -73.921337
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT Ninth Avenue Line (formerly)
Services      4  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx35
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedJune 2, 1917 (1917-06-02)
Station code388[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)2,653,237[2]  9.5%
Rank182 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north170th Street: 4 
Burnside Avenue (some rush-hour trains): 4 
Next southAnderson–Jerome Avenues (Ninth Ave elevated; demolished)
161st Street–Yankee Stadium: 4 

Station layout
Track layout
to 170 St
to 161 St
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound local ← toward Woodlawn (170th Street)
← toward Burnside Avenue (select rush hour trips) (Terminus)
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Southbound local → toward Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (161st Street–Yankee Stadium) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks with two side platforms. It opened in 1917, and Ninth Avenue Elevated trains started serving the station on July 1, 1918.[3] The station was rehabilitated in 2004. It has old-style signs that have been painted over and covered up with new-style signs. It also features new fare control railings as a crossunder.

Exits
Eastern stairs

Fare control is situated in the mezzanine under the tracks. Outside of the fare control area, exit stairs go to all corners of River Avenue and 167th Street.[4]

Polo Grounds Shuttle

From 1940 to 1958, 167th Street served as a terminal for the last remnant of the Ninth Avenue Elevated operating from 155th Street (Polo Grounds) to 167th Street. On reaching 167th Street, trains would switch to the center track, change direction, and return to 155th Street on the downtown track. Service was eventually reduced to a single two-car train operating in both directions on the uptown track.[5] In 1958, service was discontinued after the New York Giants left for San Francisco. From the southern end of the station, the ramps leading to the Ninth Avenue line structure can still be seen. These ramps end south of the southwest corner of River Avenue and 164th Street, between Gate 8 and the 164th Street parking garage at Yankee Stadium.

In 1940, the New York City Board of Transportation proposed that the IRT Ninth Avenue Line should be connected to the IRT Lenox Avenue Line near the current Harlem–148th Street station.[6] However, the tunnel from Sedgwick Avenue to Anderson–Jerome Avenues was built to elevated-railway standards, whose "open" third rails were shorter than the subway's "covered" third rails, as the "open" rails did not have any protective covers on top. This incompatibility prevented the connection from being built.[7] Another issue was that the Ninth Avenue Line could not carry subway cars, it was only strong enough to carry the lighter elevated cars.[8]:244

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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. "Open New Subway to Regular Traffic" (PDF). The New York Times. July 2, 1918. p. 11. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. "167th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  5. "Polo Grounds Shuttle". Charlie's 9th Ave El. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. New York Board of Transportation; Spinrad, Isidor (1945). Report, Including Analysis of Operations of the New York City Transit System: For Five Years Ended June 30, 1945. New York. p. 123.
  7. "History of the Independent Subway". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. Raskin, Joseph B. (2013). The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System. New York, New York: Fordham University Press. doi:10.5422/fordham/9780823253692.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-82325-369-2.
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