Intervale Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line)
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Intervale Avenue is a local station
on the IRT White Plains Road Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of Intervale and Westchester Avenues in Longwood, Bronx
, it is served by the 2
train at all times and the 5
train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction.
This elevated station, opened on November 26, 1904, has three tracks and two side platform
s. The center express track is used by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction. Both platforms have beige windscreens that run along the entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center.
The station's only entrance is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside fare control, it has two staircases to the center of each platform and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile
bank, token booth, one staircase going down to the southeast corner of Intervale and Westchester Avenues, and one staircase and one enclosed escalator (both perpendicular from each other) going down to the northeast corner.
On March 15, 1989, three men set the wooden station house on fire after a failed attempt to rob the token booth. The clerk suffered only minor injuries while the suspects fled and were never identified.
After the incident, New York City Transit considered closing this station permanently due to its close proximity to Prospect Avenue
and Simpson Street
. However, a community uproar led to the scrapping of the plans. The station was rebuilt with steel canopies and windscreens and a concrete station house with glass block windows and embossed leather-looking walls. Artwork called El 2/El 5 by Michael Kelly Williams was installed in the mezzanine
and features two mosaic
murals depicting underground and elevated tracks. The renovated station reopened on April 21, 1992.
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 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 Intervale and Westchester Avenues in Longwood, Bronx
Longwood, Bronx
Longwood is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 2. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 167th Street to the north, the Bronx River & the Bruckner...
, 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 5
5 (New York City Subway service)
The 5 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 IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction.
This elevated station, opened on November 26, 1904, has 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 center express track is used by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction. Both platforms have beige windscreens that run along the entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns in the center.
The station's only entrance is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside fare control, it has two staircases to the center of each platform and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank, token booth, one staircase going down to the southeast corner of Intervale and Westchester Avenues, and one staircase and one enclosed escalator (both perpendicular from each other) going down to the northeast corner.
On March 15, 1989, three men set the wooden station house on fire after a failed attempt to rob the token booth. The clerk suffered only minor injuries while the suspects fled and were never identified.
After the incident, New York City Transit considered closing this station permanently due to its close proximity to Prospect Avenue
Prospect Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Prospect Avenue is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Prospect and Westchester Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and by the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in peak...
and Simpson Street
Simpson Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Simpson Street is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak...
. However, a community uproar led to the scrapping of the plans. The station was rebuilt with steel canopies and windscreens and a concrete station house with glass block windows and embossed leather-looking walls. Artwork called El 2/El 5 by Michael Kelly Williams was installed in the 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 features two mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
murals depicting underground and elevated tracks. The renovated station reopened on April 21, 1992.
External links
- nycsubway.org — El 2/El 5 Artwork by Michael Kelly Williams (1992)
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- Station Reporter — 5 Train
- The Subway Nut — Intervale Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Intervale Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line)
- Intervale Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View