183rd Street station (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 183rd Street.

The 183rd Street station is a local station on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. This station was constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts and opened in 1917.

183 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Eastern side
Station statistics
Address	183rd Street & Jerome Avenue Bronx, NY 10453^[1]
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	University Heights, Fordham
Coordinates	40°51′30″N 73°54′14″W / 40.858324°N 73.903999°W / 40.858324; -73.903999Coordinates: 40°51′30″N 73°54′14″W / 40.858324°N 73.903999°W / 40.858324; -73.903999
Division	A (IRT)^[2]
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx32^[3]
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917 (105 years ago) (1917-06-02)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	1,779,224^[4]  2.9%
Rank	261 out of 424^[4]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Fordham Road toward Woodlawn Burnside Avenue toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Fordham Rd to Burnside Av
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

Construction and opening

 

Western side of the station from three blocks away

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in the Bronx. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build an elevated line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.^[5][6][7]

183rd Street station opened as part of the initial section of the line to Kingsbridge Road on June 2, 1917. Service was initially operated as a shuttle between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street.^[8][9] Through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line began on July 17, 1918.^[10] The line was completed with a final extension to Woodlawn on April 15, 1918.^[11] This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at 167th Street.^[12][13] The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities.^[8] The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.^[14][15]

Later years

In 1995, as a result of budget crisis, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority considered a package of service reductions, including permanently closing the 183rd Street station, as well as two or three other stations citywide, due to its proximity to other stations.^[16]

Beginning on March 5, 2007, 183rd Street and Kingsbridge Road were closed for renovation as part of a $55 million contract to renovate five stops on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The other three stops in the contract (Burnside Avenue, Mosholu Parkway, and Bedford Park Boulevard) were already renovated before then. This work was completed in twelve weeks on May 21, about eight weeks ahead of schedule.^[17]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	←   toward Woodlawn (Fordham Road)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→   toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Burnside Avenue) →
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Entrances/exits

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service.^[18] The 4 stops here at all times.^[19]

There are old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and a crossunder exists within fare control.

The 2008 artwork here is called Many Trails by Jose Ortiz. It features laminated glass windows in the mezzanine of the western station house, depicting the cultural history of University Heights.^[20]

Exits

The station has a wooden mezzanine under the tracks. Outside of fare control, exits go to the northwest, southwest, and southeast corner of the staggered intersection of Jerome Avenue and 183rd Street.^[21]

References

1. "Borough of The Bronx, New York City". Government of New York City. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
2. "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.
3. "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
4. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
5. New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit Chapter 5: Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts. New York Public Service Commission. 1913. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
6. The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912). New York State Public Service Commission. 1912.
7. "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System Which Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via newspapers.com.  
8. "Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line". Public Service Record. 4 (6). June 1917.
9. Annual report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company For The Year Ended June 30, 1917. HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920.
10. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
11. "Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened". The New York Times. April 13, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
12. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1916. p. 100.
13. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
14. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. 1940-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
15. "Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest 1248134780.
16. Perez-Pena, Richard (February 25, 1995). "Board Votes Cuts For City Transit". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
17. "Kingsbridge Road and 183rd Street Stations 4 Will Close for Four and One-Half Months While Under Rehabilitation". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 5, 2007. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
18. Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
19. "4 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
20. "183rd Street - Jose Ortiz - Many Trails, 2008". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
21. "183rd Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 183rd Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org – IRT Woodlawn Line: 183rd Street
• nycsubway.org — Many Trails Artwork by José Ortiz (2006)
• Station Reporter —
• The Subway Nut — 183rd Street Pictures 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
• MTA's Arts For Transit — \
• 183rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View