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Wakefield-241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
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Wakefield – 241st Street is a terminal station
on the IRT White Plains Road Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield
neighborhood of the Bronx
, it is served by the 2
train at all times and the only station on the 2 that is not served by at least one other train at any given time. Wakefield – 241st Street is the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.
The station, which was built on December 13, 1920 as East 241st Street and renovated in mid 2005, is the northernmost stop on the White Plains Road Line as well as in the entire subway system. There are two tracks, one center island platform
and two disused side platform
s here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution
with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform. The exit is at the north end. The Harlem Line
of the Metro-North Railroad
is about six blocks away at the Wakefield
station.
To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard. It is a very similar layout to the one at Rockaway Boulevard
on the IND Fulton Street Line
. In this case, however, the express track continues through.
Terminal Station
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on the IRT White Plains Road Line
IRT White Plains Road Line
The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. It is mostly elevated, and served both subway and elevated trains until 1952...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield
Wakefield, Bronx
Wakefield is a working-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County or 243rd street to the north,and 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to the west...
neighborhood of the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, it is served by the 2
2 (New York City Subway service)
The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan....
train at all times and the only station on the 2 that is not served by at least one other train at any given time. Wakefield – 241st Street is the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.
The station, which was built on December 13, 1920 as East 241st Street and renovated in mid 2005, is the northernmost stop on the White Plains Road Line as well as in the entire subway system. There are two tracks, one center island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and two disused side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution
Spanish solution
The Spanish solution is a method of using two railway platforms, one on each side of the track, in order to speed up boarding and alighting from trains. Alighting passengers get off the train on one side and boarding passengers get on from the other...
with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform. The exit is at the north end. The Harlem Line
Harlem Line (Metro-North)
Metro-North's Harlem Line, originally chartered as the New York & Harlem Railroad, is an 82-mile commuter rail line running north from New York City into eastern Dutchess County...
of the Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad
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is about six blocks away at the Wakefield
Wakefield (Metro-North station)
The Wakefield Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Wakefield section of The Bronx via the Harlem Line, and it is the last station on the line before it crosses into Westchester County, New York. It is 12.6 miles from Grand Central Terminal and is located on East 241st Street...
station.
To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard. It is a very similar layout to the one at Rockaway Boulevard
Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line)
Rockaway Boulevard is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard, Woodhaven Boulevard/Cross Bay Boulevard, and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times.This station has two side...
on the IND Fulton Street Line
IND Fulton Street Line
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...
. In this case, however, the express track continues through.
External links
- nycsubway.org — Permanent Residents and Visitors Artwork by Alfredo Ceibal (2006)
- Station Reporter — 2 train
- The Subway Nut — 241st Street-Wakefield Pictures
- 241st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View