174th–175th Streets (IND Concourse Line)

174th–175th Streets
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Western stair
Station statistics
Address Grand Concourse between East 174th Street & East 175th Street
Bronx, NY 10457
Borough The Bronx
Locale Tremont
Coordinates 40°50′45″N 73°54′37″W / 40.845892°N 73.910179°W / 40.845892; -73.910179Coordinates: 40°50′45″N 73°54′37″W / 40.845892°N 73.910179°W / 40.845892; -73.910179
Division B (IND)
Line IND Concourse Line
Services       B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)
      D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx32
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened July 1, 1933 (1933-07-01)
Wireless service [1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 1,695,879[2]Decrease 1.4%
Rank 284 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Tremont Avenue: B  D 
Next south 170th Street: B  D 

174th–175th Streets is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway located at the Grand Concourse between East 174th and 175th Streets in the Bronx. It is served by D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the B train during rush hours.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Tremont Av
to 170 St
G Grand Concourse Level Exit/Entrance
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (Tremont Avenue)
toward Norwood – 205th Street off-peak hours (Tremont Avenue)
Peak-direction express does not stop here (rush hours in the peak direction) →
Southbound local toward Brighton Beach rush hours (170th Street)
toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue off-peak hours (170th Street)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, crossunder between directions
174th/175th Streets Level Exit/Entrance (at 174th Street only)
Passing over 175th Street

This is a typically white-tiled IND underground station with support columns 3/4 to the edge of the platform from the back wall. Its signage is formed from a mosaic of colored tiles with the black tiles forming the black background, white tiles forming the ordinal numbers and their letters and framed by tan-gold tiles about half the size of the normal white tiles. Between the major signage are groups of three normal size station tiles but black with a single number to form "174" or "175" depending on the location within the station. For the station's length a tan-gold decorative line made up of normal sized tiles and bordered on top and bottom with 1/3 size (height wise) black tiles. The station is on a gently curving section of track, sharp enough to not be able to see the opposite end of the platform.

The 174th–175th Street station has three tracks and two side platforms. Its fare control is located at the south end of the station one level down and directly below the tracks with a crossunder between directions. This leads to an exit on the north side of 174th Street between Walton and Morris Avenues and directly beneath the Grand Concourse. Access to the Concourse is also located in this area, with the only open exit being on the east side. The north end fare control is located directly above 175th Street, which crosses beneath the Concourse, and has exits on both sides. An exit in the underpass directly beneath the Concourse, on the south side of 175th Street is still present, but is closed to the public. At this point, the Concourse Line is in an elevated structure above 174th and 175th Streets, albeit a totally enclosed tunnel that passes through a hillside with the Grand Concourse at its summit.

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.[3][4]

References

  1. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  3. "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

External links

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