Tremont Avenue station

 Tremont Avenue
 "B" train"D" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressEast Tremont Avenue & Grand Concourse
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleTremont
Coordinates40°50′58″N 73°54′22″W / 40.849463°N 73.905973°W / 40.849463; -73.905973
DivisionB (IND)[1]
LineIND Concourse Line
Services   B weekdays only (weekdays only)
   D all times (all times)
Transit
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1933; 91 years ago (July 1, 1933)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20231,192,367[2]Decrease 17.6%
Rank261 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Fordham Road
D rush hours, peak direction
express
145th Street
D rush hours, peak direction
express
182nd–183rd Streets
B weekdays onlyD all except rush hours, peak direction
174th–175th Streets
B weekdays onlyD all except rush hours, peak direction
Location
Tremont Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Tremont Avenue station
Tremont Avenue station is located in New York City
Tremont Avenue station
Tremont Avenue station is located in New York
Tremont Avenue station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

The Tremont Avenue station is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Grand Concourse, it is served by the D train at all times and B train weekdays only. It has three tracks and two island platforms.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
Disabled access Elevator at southeast corner of Grand Concourse (service road) and Echo Place
P
Platform level
Northbound local "B" train toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours and select midday trips (182nd–183rd Streets)
"D" train toward Norwood–205th Street (182nd–183rd Streets)
Island platform Disabled access
Peak-direction express "D" train PM rush toward Norwood–205th Street (Fordham Road)
"D" train AM rush toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (145th Street)
Island platform Disabled access
Southbound local "B" train toward Brighton Beach rush hours and select midday trips (174th–175th Streets)
"D" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (174th–175th Streets)
Northwestern street stair

The tile band is Claret red and the name mosaics are replicas of the 1933 originals. The I-beams were originally painted a shade of red to match, but they were repainted black during the installation of elevators at the station. Tile bands are also present in the mezzanines, and matching "T" (for Tremont) plaques have been fitted—the only IND station to feature these. A closed tower sits on the south end of the Manhattan-bound platform.

The 2000 artwork here is called Uptown New York by Frank Leslie Hampton. It uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with a rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day. This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the full-time booth area.

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[3] An elevator was installed to the southeast corner of Echo Place and Grand Concourse. An alternate proposal for the installation of the elevator to the street would have placed it at the southwest corner of that intersection. Two elevators lead from the southern fare control area to the two platforms.[4] The elevators were opened on February 27, 2024.[5][6]

Exits

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The station had a full length mezzanine above the platforms.[7] However, after a 1999 renovation, it was split into three sections. The northernmost and southernmost portions are separate fare control areas, and the central portion is now used as a storage area.

In January 1992, the MTA proposed closing the free zone passageway on the east side of the station, connecting to the station entrances at Tremont Avenue and East 179th Street;[8] prior to the station renovation, it was gated off. The middle portion as well as the passageways on the east and west sides have been walled off to the public.[9]

The full-time booth is in the southern portion. It has three street stairs leading to all corners except the southeast corner of Grand Concourse and Echo Place, and two stairs to each platform. The street stair on the west side has a small passageway. The elevator is located on the southeast corner of Grand Concourse and Echo Place. The part-time side at the northern portion. It had its booth removed during the aforementioned renovation, has two street stairs, one to each side of the Concourse at 179th Street, and has two stairs to each platform.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (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.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020-2024 Capital Plan Station Accessibility Projects New York City Transit Riders Council Update January, 2020" (PDF). pcac.org. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "MTA announces accessibility upgrades to Tremont Avenue subway station". News 12 - The Bronx. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "MTA Announces Tremont av B D Station in the Bronx Now Fully Accessible".
  7. ^ "Showing Image 871". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Union Turnpike (August 5, 2019), IMG_0463, retrieved December 9, 2020
  9. ^ "Image 11". The Subway Nut. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
    "Image 14". The Subway Nut. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
    "Image 15". The Subway Nut. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
    "Image 16". The Subway Nut. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: University Heights" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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