183rd Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
Encyclopedia
183rd Street is a rehabilitated local station
on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx
, it is served by the 4
train at all times.
The station has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder. The station has a wooden mezzanine
, and two extra exits. There are three tracks and two side platform
s. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT Jerome Avenue Line
The IRT Jerome Avenue Line, also unofficially known as IRT Woodlawn Line, is a New York City Subway Line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. It was opened on June 2, 1917 as a shuttle service between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street. This was in advance of through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue...
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 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in 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 4
4 (New York City Subway service)
The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train at all times.
The station has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder. The station has a wooden mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
, and two extra exits. There are three tracks and two 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. The middle track is generally not used in revenue service.
External links
- nycsubway.org — Many Trails Artwork by José Ortiz (2006)
- Station Reporter — 4 Train
- The Subway Nut — 183rd Street Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — 183rd Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)\
- 183rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View