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Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)

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 Kingsbridge Road
 "B" train​"D" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
IND Kingsbridge Rd 12.JPG
Station statistics
AddressEast Kingsbridge Road & Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10468
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleFordham Manor, Kingsbridge Heights
Coordinates40°51′58″N 73°53′40″W / 40.866146°N 73.894343°W / 40.866146; -73.894343Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 73°53′40″W / 40.866146°N 73.894343°W / 40.866146; -73.894343
DivisionB (IND)[1]
LineIND Concourse Line
Services   B rush hours until 7:00 p.m. (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)
​   D all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx9, Bx22, Bx28
Bus transport MTA Bus: BxM4
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1933; 89 years ago (1933-07-01)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20192,485,283[3] Increase 0.4%
Rank193 out of 424[3]
Location
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line) is located in New York City Subway
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line) is located in New York City
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line) is located in New York
Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Bedford Park Boulevard
to Fordham Road
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
For the station at Kingsbridge Road & Jerome Avenue, see Kingsbridge Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line).

The Kingsbridge Road station is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located within the Fordham Manor and Kingsbridge Heights neighborhoods in the Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times and the B train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platforms.

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Metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the case of an emergency. In the United Kingdom, they are known as underground stations, most commonly used in reference to the London Underground.

IND Concourse Line

IND Concourse Line

The Concourse Line is an IND rapid transit line of the New York City Subway system. It runs from 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx, primarily under the Grand Concourse, to 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. It is the only B Division line, and also the only fully underground line, in the Bronx.

New York City Subway

New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems, one of the most-used, and the one with the most stations, with 472 stations in operation.

Fordham, Bronx

Fordham, Bronx

Fordham Manor is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx, New York City. Fordham is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the west, Fordham Road to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the east. The neighborhood's primary thoroughfares are Fordham Road and Grand Concourse.

Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx

Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx

Kingsbridge Heights is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the Major Deegan Expressway to the west. Sedgwick Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Kingsbridge Heights.

The Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density. It is the only borough of New York City not primarily on an island. With a population that is 54.8% Hispanic as of 2020, it is the only majority-Hispanic county in the Northeastern United States and the fourth-most-populous nationwide.

D (New York City Subway service)

D (New York City Subway service)

The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

B (New York City Subway service)

B (New York City Subway service)

The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

History

This station was built as part of the IND Concourse Line, which was one of the original lines of the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND).[4][5] The route of the Concourse Line was approved to Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the New York City Board of Transportation.[5][6] Construction of the line began in July 1928.[7] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.[8][9]

Station layout

G Street level 196th Street exit/entrance
B1 Upper mezzanine Fare control (not ADA-accessible)
B2
Platform level 		Northbound local ← "B" train toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (Terminus)
← "D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (Bedford Park Boulevard)
Island platform Disabled access
Peak direction express ← "D" train PM rush toward Norwood–205th Street (Bedford Park Boulevard)
→ "D" train AM rush toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Fordham Road) →
Island platform Disabled access
Southbound local → "B" train toward Brighton Beach rush hours (Fordham Road) →
→ "D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Fordham Road) →
B3 Lower mezzanine Kingsbridge Road exit/entrance, fare control, station agent
Disabled access Elevator at northeast corner of Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road
The ADA-compliant Kingsbridge Road mezzanine located below platform levelStation entrance from East 196th Street
The ADA-compliant Kingsbridge Road mezzanine located below platform level
The ADA-compliant Kingsbridge Road mezzanine located below platform levelStation entrance from East 196th Street
Station entrance from East 196th Street

The station has three tracks and two island platforms. The tile band in this station is Marine Blue and vent chambers are also present.[10] White walls exist at the two northernmost platform staircases to the Kingsbridge Road exit. It is not known why they were built.

The station was renovated to comply with ADA standards, with one elevator from each platform to the Kingsbridge Road mezzanine underneath it, and another from the mezzanine to the northeast corner of the Concourse and Kingsbridge Road.[11] The elevators were opened in December 2014.[11][12]

Exits

The station has one mezzanine above the platforms and another below them. The part-time and unstaffed entrance is at 196th Street on the north end and contains two street stairs to the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection, and one stair to each platform.[11][13] This mezzanine is above the platform area.

The full-time entrance with a staffed token booth is at Kingsbridge Road on the south end and contains three pairs of staircases from platform level down to the lower mezzanine. Exits to the street are via a staircase to either northern corner of Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse; the exit to the northeastern corner also has an elevator. A ramp also leads to the north side of the Kingsbridge Road underpass, below the Grand Concourse.[11][13]

The current booth setup (full-time at Kingsbridge; part-time at 196th Street) was instituted in 2013.[14] This was also the original setup. From a booth operation switch in the 1990s until the switch in 2013, the part-time side was at the current full-time side (Kingsbridge) and vice versa. The current setup was created in order to accommodate new elevators in the station.[11]

There is a closed passageway that begins next to the current exit to the Kingsbridge Road underpass, which led to an exit on the south side of the underpass. This exit is sealed by a concrete wall, and the stair to the passageway is walled off.[15] During the summer of 2019, the underpass was the center of unsanitary conditions, a hangout spot for the homeless and a hotspot for fights and drug addicts.[16][17][18] As a safety measure, the walkway was sealed off to the public on July 10, 2020.[19]

Both exits to Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse also have closed passageways to both southern corners of the same intersection. They are sealed on street level.[20][21] The passageway to the southwestern corner is blocked by a metal wall,[22] and the one to the southeastern corner was walled off following the installation of the elevator shaft to the northeast corner.[23][11][13]

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B (New York City Subway service)

B (New York City Subway service)

The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Bedford Park Boulevard station

Bedford Park Boulevard station

The Bedford Park Boulevard station is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Bedford Park Boulevard and Grand Concourse in Bedford Park, Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times. It is also the northern terminal for the B train during rush hours.

D (New York City Subway service)

D (New York City Subway service)

The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

Norwood–205th Street station

Norwood–205th Street station

The Norwood–205th Street station is the northern terminal station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Norwood, Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times. Due to changes in the street grid of the neighborhood, the station has exits to East 205th Street and Perry Avenue, as well as to East 206th Street and Bainbridge Avenue.

Island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology.

Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station

Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station

The Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue station is a New York City Subway terminal in Coney Island, Brooklyn. It is the railroad-south terminus for the D, F, N, and Q trains at all times and for the train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Brighton Beach station (BMT Brighton Line)

Brighton Beach station (BMT Brighton Line)

The Brighton Beach station is an elevated express and terminal station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over Brighton Beach Avenue between Brighton 5th Street and Brighton 7th Street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The station is served by the Q train at all times and is the southern terminal for the B train on weekdays only.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

Source: "Kingsbridge Road station (IND Concourse Line)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsbridge_Road_station_(IND_Concourse_Line).

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Further Reading

Inwood–207th Street station

181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Forest Hills–71st Avenue station

50th Street station (IND lines)

Bedford Park Boulevard station

145th Street station (IND lines)

174th–175th Streets station

175th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station

West Fourth Street–Washington Square station

170th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

167th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

155th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

Fordham Road station (IND Concourse Line)

182nd–183rd Streets station

Tremont Avenue station

161st Street–Yankee Stadium station

Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station
References
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  2. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Duffus, R.L. (September 22, 1929). "Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider – New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1925. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Board Speeds Subway on Grand Concourse – Bids on Last Section Expected Before New Year – Eastern Spur Contemplated" (PDF). The New York Times. September 2, 1928. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Joseph B. Raskin (November 1, 2013). The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-5369-2. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  9. ^ "Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M.: Adds 21 1/2 Miles to City's System−Connects With Manhattan Line at 145th". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dave Frattini (May 27, 2014). The Underground Guide to New York City Subways. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-7249-3.
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  12. ^ "Elevators up and running at Bronx subway stop". News12. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Kingsbridge Road Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting January 2013" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  15. ^ Google Maps: Sealed entrance on the southern side of the Kingsbridge Road underpass
  16. ^ As Opioid Crisis Rages, 52nd Precinct Leads in Overdoses
  17. ^ Neighbors: Kingsbridge underpass has become hangout for the homeless, site for fights
  18. ^ @NYPD52Pct (August 8, 2019). "The 52 Pct along with @NYPDPBBronx Operations collaborated to take care of this trash heap that created an unsanit…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @NYC_DOT (July 10, 2020). "Work on Kingsbridge Rd under the Grand Concourse will begin 7/12 & last six weeks. Work will take place Sundays-Fri…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Google maps: Slabbed over entrance on the southeastern side of Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse
  21. ^ Google maps: Slabbed over entrance on the southwestern side of Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse
  22. ^ "Showing Image 107522".
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