Norwood–205th Street station
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Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | 205th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 1,196,666[2] 16.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 233 out of 423[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Norwood–205th Street station (formerly 205th Street station) is the northern
This station was constructed as part of the
History
The station was built as part of the sixth and seventh sections of the IND Concourse Line beginning in the late 1920s.[4][5] The station was built underneath preexisting private property for most of its length, passing directly under East 205th Street at its eastern end.[6] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.[7][8] On July 1, 1937, an escalator opened in the station, the first of its kind in the Bronx.[9][10]
In the early 1950s, a portion of the vacant land above the east end of the station was relinquished by the New York City Board of Transportation in order to construct the New York Public Library's Mosholu Branch. The site, which had been purchased by the Board of Transportation in the 1930s for the construction of the station, had first been earmarked for a library in 1945.[11][12][13][14] The library opened on August 6, 1954.[15][16] That year, the remainder of the land, controlled by the New York City Transit Authority, was transferred to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in order to construct Whalen Playground.[11][17]
On August 23, 1954, a D train relaying east of the station overshot the bumper blocks at the end of the track, crashing into the wall at the end of the line.[18][19] The train motorman was trapped in the tunnel for seven hours, and when he was freed, his left foot had to be amputated.[18][19]
Station layout
Ground | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines | |
Platform level | Southbound | ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Bedford Park Boulevard) |
Island platform | ||
Northbound | termination track → |
This underground station has two tracks and one island platform.[20] The D train serves the station at all times.[21] The station is the northern terminus for D trains; the next station to the south is Bedford Park Boulevard.[22]
Both track walls have a lime green trim line with a medium Persian green border.[23] Small tile captions reading "205" in white lettering on a black background are placed below the trim at regular intervals. The platform has a row of concrete-clad I-beam columns on both sides; these are painted medium Hunter green.[24] There is clear evidence of water damage and mold due to poor drainage in numerous areas along the platform ceiling, the wall tiles, and to a number of the support columns.[25][26][27][28][29][30] The station is also notorious for having piles of trash bags on the platform and at entrances, as well as for large amounts of litter on the tracks due to an absence of trash cans.[26][27][30][31] 205th Street station was declared one of the five worst in the system in terms of maintenance and appearance by the New York City Transit Riders Council in 2005,[25][27][28][32] problems which have persisted into the 2010s.[29][30][31][33]
Due to changes in the street grid of the neighborhood, the station is located at East 205th Street and Perry Avenue at its eastern end, and at East 206th Street and Bainbridge Avenue at its western end. East 205th Street turns diagonally southwest at Perry Avenue, while the subway maintains its previous direction, lining up with Van Cortlandt Avenue before turning south onto Grand Concourse.[4][34]
Exits
This station has two fare control areas. The full-time side at the west (railroad south) end has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the southeast and northwest corners of East 206th Street and Bainbridge Avenue.[31][34] Because of the varying topography of the surrounding neighborhood, a single escalator was installed in 1937 in this fare control area, traversing an elevation difference of 25 feet (7.6 m) between the mezzanine and platform.[9][10] Access to fare control otherwise requires walking up three flights of stairs from platform level.[33]
The other fare control area, at the station's east (railroad north) end, accessed by a ramp to the platform, is unstaffed, containing full-height turnstiles and two staircases going up to the northwest and southeast corners of East 205th Street and Perry Avenue.[31][34] The token booth at this location was closed on July 30, 2005[35] and removed sometime afterward.[36]
Track layout
This station was not intended to be the terminus of the Concourse Line or the D train; both tracks were supposed to have been
As a result of the planned extension, the two tracks continue east of this station for about 700 feet along 205th Street to
Nearby points of interest
The station is located close to several
References
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- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Opens Subway Bids: Estimate Board Gets Twelve Offers for Bronx Work" (PDF). The New York Times. June 8, 1929. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "$2,691,028 Is Low Bid on Section of Subway – Di Marco & Reimann Are Below Seven Others in Seeking Contract on City's Project" (PDF). The New York Times. June 29, 1930. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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- ^ a b "Subway Din Mars A Fete in Bronx: Halley Starts to Dedicate a New Escalator but the Trains Drown out His Voice" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1937. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "New Escalator Ready: Bronx Demonstration Wednesday in 205th St. Subway Station" (PDF). The New York Times. June 27, 1937. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Whalen Playground: History". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Mosholu Library Site Saved, Auto Lot Plan Dropped". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. March 23, 1951. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Strand, Charles (May 15, 1952). "Oppose Parking Lot At Library Location". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Strand, Charles (June 15, 1953). "See Mosholu Library Opening Next Year". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Epstein to Dedicate New Mosholu Library". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. August 4, 1954. p. 62. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Library Unit Opening Set Tomorrow". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. August 5, 1954. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "City Pledges to Build 'Sitting Park' Adjacent To Mosholu Library". New York Post. Fultonhistory.com. August 6, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "IND Motorman Trapped 7 Hours In Wreck, Loses Foot in the Rescue" (PDF). The New York Times. August 24, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c "IND Accident Traced: Subway Motorman's Crash Is Laid to 'Man Failure'" (PDF). The New York Times. August 25, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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- ^ "D Subway Timetable, Effective January 23, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (February 1, 2004). "A platform wall with lots of tile falling off at 205 Street (D)". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Cox, Jeremiah (February 4, 2004). "An about to be in service downtown R68 D train enters 205 Street (D) from the re-lay tracks". subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Shannon, Ellyn (August 2004). "Hit or Miss.... A Survey of New York City Subway Stations" (PDF). pcac.org. New York City Transit Riders Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Unwelcome Mats New York's Subway Stations in Disrepair: August 2008" (PDF). pcac.org. New York City Transit Riders Council. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c Thompson, Clive (February 28, 2005). "Derailed: Beset by floods and fires and built on technology that predates the Model T, the subway, the very essence of New York, has become frighteningly fragile. And now that the MTA has dug itself into a deep financial hole, it has started traveling back in time to 1975". New York. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Chung, Jen (August 5, 2004). "The City's Dirty (and Clean) Subway Stations". Gothamist. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Residents: Norwood subway station in disrepair". News 12. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Commuters: Mold growing at 205th St. station". News 12 Bronx. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Sanitation and Environmental Issues Committee Meeting Minutes: Monday, April 12th, 2010 @ 6:30 PM" (PDF). bronxcb7.info. The City of New York Borough of the Bronx Community Board 7. April 12, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Chan, Sewell (June 21, 2005). "Report Finds Filthiest Subway Stations in the Bronx..." The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "MTA officials: Broken escalator at Norwood & 205th Street Station won't be fixed until April". News 12. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The D Line 205th Street token booth closes in the Bronx". News 12 Bronx. August 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Hall, Imani (June 11, 2014). "5-2 Warns of "Swipers" At Local Stations" (PDF). Norwood News. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ 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". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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Further reading
- New York City Transit Riders Council − A Special Case Study–Norwood-205th Street station Archived October 13, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- News 12 Bronx − Residents: Norwood subway station falling apart Archived September 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Concourse: 205th Street
- Station Reporter – D Train
- The Subway Nut – Norwood–205th Street Pictures Archived January 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Bainbridge Avenue & 206th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Perry Avenue & 205th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View