Tremont Avenue station
Tremont Avenue is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Grand Concourse, it is served by the D train at all times and B train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platforms.
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Northwestern street stair | |||||||||||
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Address | East Tremont Avenue & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10453 | ||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||
Locale | Tremont | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.849463°N 73.905973°W | ||||||||||
Division | B (IND) | ||||||||||
Line | IND Concourse Line | ||||||||||
Services | B ![]() D ![]() | ||||||||||
Transit connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms cross-platform interchange | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1933 | ||||||||||
Station code | 215[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned | ||||||||||
Wireless service | ![]() | ||||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 3,052,099[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 165 out of 424[3] | ||||||||||
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Next north | Fordham Road (express): D ![]() 182nd–183rd Streets (local): B ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Next south | 174th–175th Streets: B ![]() ![]() 145th Street (express): D ![]() | ||||||||||
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Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
P Platform level |
Northbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Island platform | ||
Peak-direction express | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Island platform | ||
Southbound local | ![]() ![]() |
The tile band is Claret red and the name mosaics are replicas of the 1933 originals. The I-beams have been painted a shade of red to match. Tile bands are also present in the mezzanines, and matching "T" (for Tremont) plaques have been fitted—the only IND station to feature these. A closed tower sits on the south end of the Manhattan-bound platform.
The 2000 artwork here is called Uptown New York by Frank Leslie Hampton. It uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with a rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day. This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the full-time booth area.
In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[4]
Exits
The station had a full length mezzanine above the platforms. However, after a 1999 renovation, it was split into three sections. The northernmost and southernmost portions are separate fare control areas, and the central portion is now used as a storage area; there is one staircase at the center of each platform that lead up to this space.
The full-time booth is in the southern portion. It has three street stairs leading to the all but the southeast corner of Grand Concourse and Echo Place, and two stairs to each platform. The street stair on the west side has a small passageway. The part-time side at the northern portion. It had its booth removed during the aforementioned renovation, has two street stairs, one to each side of the Concourse at 179th Street, and has two stairs to each platform.[5]
References
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: University Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IND Concourse: Tremont Avenue
- nycsubway.org — Uptown New York Artwork by Frank Leslie Hampton (2000)
- Station Reporter — B Train
- Station Reporter — D Train
- The Subway Nut — Tremont Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line)
- Echo Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 179th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View