Division A (IRT) Services 4 (all times) Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 2 June 1917 Locale Highbridge | Line IRT Jerome Avenue Line Structure Elevated Passengers (2015) 1,844,131 1.1% Borough The Bronx Tracks 3 | |
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Address Bronx, NY 10452, United States Similar 176th Street, Burnside Avenue, 170th Street, Woodlawn, Kingsbridge Road | ||
4 train action at mount eden avenue irt jerome avenue line
Mount Eden Avenue is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Mount Eden and Jerome Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times.
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History
This station opened with the first part of the Jerome Avenue Line on June 2, 1917 as a shuttle service between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street. Only the southbound platform was in use at Kingsbridge Road. This was in advance of through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, which began on July 17, 1918. This station was rehabilitated in 2004 with new canopies and windscreens.
Station layout
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms with the center express track not used in revenue service. The original IRT-era signs are painted over and covered up with more contemporary Helvetica signs.
The 2006 artwork here is called The Procession of Folk, No. 3 by Amir Bey.
Exits
The station house is directly under the platforms and tracks. It has two staircases going up to each platform, a waiting area/crossunder, turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs going down to the northern corners of Mount Eden and Jerome Avenues. The eastern staircase faces south while the western one faces north. The northern edge of the station is visible from the Cross Bronx Expressway, especially for drivers in the northbound/eastbound lanes.