Longwood Avenue station

Longwood Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Longwood Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx.

 Longwood Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platform level
Station statistics
AddressLongwood Avenue & Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10459
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleLongwood
Coordinates40.816278°N 73.896232°W / 40.816278; -73.896232
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Pelham Line
Services      6  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx19, Bx46
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJanuary 7, 1919 (1919-01-07)[1]
Station code372[2]
Wireless service[3]
Opposite-direction transfer availableNo
Traffic
Passengers (2019)949,680[4]  8.8%
Rank369 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next northHunts Point Avenue: 6 
Next southEast 149th Street: 6 

History

This station opened on January 7, 1919 as part of the extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue. The extension was completed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts with the New York City.[1]

From October 28, 2019 to December 2019, the northbound platform was temporarily closed for renovations.[5] From February 3, 2020 to April 10, 2020, the southbound platform was similarly temporarily closed for renovations.[6]

Station layout
Track layout
to Hunts Point Av
to E 149 St
G Street level Exit/entrance
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Southbound local ← toward Brooklyn Bridge (East 149th Street)
Peak-direction express ← does not stop here →
Northbound local → toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Hunts Point Avenue) →
Side platform
Entrance

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.[7]

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. The Vickers geometric design shows a diamond pattern in sea-foam green with a border of darker green mixed with blue. "L" plaques for "Longwood Avenue" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets are bordered in mixed shades of green and brown, and read "LONGWOOD AVE." in all-caps, serif white lettering on a mottled blue background. Light green I-beam columns run along the platforms at their center at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (514 feet (157 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is blue with "LONGWOOD AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. The southbound platform has a green fiberglass bucket seat bench built in the extended area in the 1960s.

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the east (railroad north) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either southern corner of Southern Boulevard and Longwood Avenue while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corner.[8]

References
  1. "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Upcoming Service Change: Uptown 6 trains skip Longwood Av". MTA. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/servicechanges/longwood-av-south
  7. Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. "Longwood Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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