138th Street – Grand Concourse

138th Street – Grand Concourse New York City Subway rapid transit station
street entrances
Station statistics
Address	East 138th Street & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′47″N 73°55′48″W / 40.81303°N 73.929963°W / 40.81303; -73.929963Coordinates: 40°48′47″N 73°55′48″W / 40.81303°N 73.929963°W / 40.81303; -73.929963
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all except rush hours, peak direction)       5  (all except late nights)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 17, 1918; 93 years ago (July 17, 1918)
Former/other names	Mott Haven Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	917,911[1]  2.2%
Rank	361 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	149th Street – Grand Concourse (Jerome): 4  149th Street – Grand Concourse (White Plains): 5
Next south	125th Street: 4  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

138th Street – Grand Concourse is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the T intersection of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse in the Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven. It is served by the 4 train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and 5 train at all times except late nights.

This underground station, opened on July 17, 1918, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is used by the 4 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Both platform walls have their original mosaic trim line with "MH" tablets on it. This indicates that the station's original name was Mott Haven Avenue. The original name tablets are covered with black plates reading "138 Street" in white Helvetica lettering. At either ends of the platform, where they were extended in the 1950s, the walls have a blue trim with "138TH ST" in white lettering. Blue i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black number plates in white lettering.

This station has one mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going up to either northern corners of East 138th Street and the Grand Concourse. The mezzanine has its original "Uptown Trains" and "Downtown Trains" mosaic tablets and trim line.

It is the southernmost station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. To the south, the line cross the Harlem River into Harlem, Manhattan and merges with the IRT Pelham Line to form the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.

In 2011, the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives took a poll of subway riders to "rank the stank" (i.e. vote for the smelliest subway station in the system). This station was ranked the smelliest of four nominated stations, receiving 35% of the votes. ^[2]

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 138th Street (Mott Haven)
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — 138th Street–Grand Concourse Pictures
• 138th Street and Grand Concourse entrance from Google Maps Street View