167th Street station (IND Concourse Line)

For the station at East 167th Street & River Avenue, see 167th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line).

The 167th Street station is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and Grand Concourse in the Highbridge and Concourse neighborhoods of the Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and the B train during rush hours.

167 Street  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound station platform
Station statistics
Address	East 167th Street & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10456
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Highbridge, Concourse
Coordinates	40°50′04″N 73°55′04″W / 40.8345°N 73.9177°W / 40.8345; -73.9177
Division	B (IND)^[1]
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.) ​   D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx35
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933 (90 years ago) (1933-07-01)
Closed	August 27, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-08-27) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt	January 9, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-09)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2022	1,492,833^[3]  1%
Rank	194 out of 423^[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 170th Street B  ​D  toward Norwood–205th Street 161st Street–Yankee Stadium B  ​D  toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to 170th Street Layup track branches off southbound track to 161st Street–Yankee Stadium
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only

History

This underground station, along with the rest of the Concourse Line, opened on July 1, 1933.^[4][5] Initial service was provided by the C express and CC local trains.^[5]

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station underwent a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative, and was entirely closed for several months. Upgrades included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.^[6][7] In January 2018, the NYCT and Bus Committee recommended that Citnalta-Forte receive the $125 million contract for the renovations of 167th and 174th–175th Streets on the IND Concourse Line and 145th Street on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line.^[8] However, the MTA Board temporarily deferred the vote for these packages after city representatives refused to vote to award the contracts.^[9][10] The contract was put back for a vote in February, where it was ultimately approved.^[11] The staircase entrance on the southwest corner of McClellan Street and Grand Concourse closed on July 9, while the rest of the station closed for repairs on August 27,^[12] and reopened on January 9, 2019.^[13][14] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[15]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	←   toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (170th Street) ←   toward Norwood–205th Street (170th Street)
	Peak-direction express	←   PM rush does not stop here ←   AM rush does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→   toward Brighton Beach rush hours (161st Street–Yankee Stadium) → →   toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (161st Street–Yankee Stadium) →
	Side platform

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the D train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Both platforms have an orange trim line with a black border and name tablets reading "167TH ST." in white lettering on a black background with white border. Below the trim line and name tablets are small "167" and directional signs in white lettering on a black background. Grey (previously yellow) I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering. A closed tower sits at the far north end of the Manhattan-bound platform.

 

Northbound station platform pre-renovation

North of the station, a track begins on the west side of the line. It ends at a bumper block before the 170th Street station and is only used for storage of Yankee Stadium Special trains for service after their home games.

The 2019 artwork at this station is Beacons, a set of murals by Rico Gatson. The murals depict prominent figures in the Bronx, such as Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Celia Cruz, Reggie Jackson, Audre Lorde, Tito Puente, Gil Scott-Heron, and Sonia Sotomayor.^[16][17]

 

Western stair

Exits

 

Exit-only turnstiles on the northbound platform, pre-renovation

This station's full-time mezzanine is at the north end. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area, where a turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the station and transfers between the two directions are possible. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and four staircases going up to all corners of the intersection of 167th Street and Grand Concourse. The mezzanine has mosaic directional signs in white lettering on an orange background.^[18]

Both platforms have an unstaffed same-level fare control area at the south end. On the northbound side, a set of exit-only turnstiles lead to a staircase that goes up to the southeast corner of McClellan Street and Grand Concourse. On the Manhattan-bound side, a set of turnstiles lead to a staircase that goes up to the southwest corner of the same intersection. This fare control area had a token booth until 2003.^[18]

Below this station is the 167th Street tunnel underneath the Grand Concourse. Until July 1948, there was a crosstown trolley service in this tunnel, which widens at its midpoint. In each direction, this tunnel had a trolley track, two platforms, and two road lanes. When the trolley was discontinued, the replacement Bx35 bus used the platforms until around 1990, when it was moved to the street above for quicker transfers to other bus routes and the subway. The underpass staircases were permanently closed for security reasons in 1993, and there is no pedestrian access to the underpass - which is open to vehicle traffic only - from either side on street level.^[19]

The trolley platforms led to two lower mezzanines, one to each subway platform. These lower mezzanines are at a slightly lower level than the subway platforms, and have a direct connection to them. They are not visible; a patch of newer tiling and a door in the wall near the northern end of each platform shows where the connections once were. The full-time mezzanine had two winding staircases to the underpass, one to each side. When the trolley mezzanines were closed, these staircases were gated off.^[19]

References

1. "Glossary". (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
4. "Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
6. Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
7. "MTA Stations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
8. Transit & Bus Committee Meeting (PDF). New York City Transit and Bus Committee Meeting. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 22, 2018. p. 135. (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
9. Barone, Vincent (January 24, 2018). "Subway station upgrades in Manhattan, Bronx on hold after MTA board tables vote". am New York. from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
10. Siff, Andrew (January 24, 2018). "MTA Shelves Plan to Modernize Subway Stations Amid Criticism". NBC New York. from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
11. "Foes Hit Gov's Station Fix Plan". NY Daily News. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
12. (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
13. NYCT Subway [@NYCTSubway] (January 10, 2019). "We're back! The 167 St B/D station has reopened with: Repaired platform structural steel and concrete Replaced platform edges and repaired stairways New digital wayfinding and customer information" (Tweet). from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
14. . travel.mtanyct.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
15. "MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Press release). New York City. December 19, 2019. from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
16. Chung, Jen (January 16, 2019). "Photos: Gorgeous New Murals At Reopened 167th Street Station Celebrate Bronx Icons". Gothamist. from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
17. "167 St - Rico Gatson - Beacons, 2019". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
18. "167th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
19. Brennan, Joseph (2002). "167 St and Grand Concourse". Abandoned Stations. from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 167th Street (IND Concourse Line).

• nycsubway.org – IND Concourse: 167th Street
• Station Reporter —
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• The Subway Nut — 167th Street Pictures June 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• 167th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• McClellan Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View