176th Street station

The 176th Street station is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 176th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. This station was constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts and opened in 1917.

176 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View south from northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	176th Street & Jerome Avenue Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Morris Heights
Coordinates	40.848619°N 73.911767°W / 40.848619; -73.911767
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx32[2]
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917 (107 years ago) (1917-06-02)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,041,352[3]  1.4%
Rank	287 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Burnside Avenue toward Woodlawn Mount Eden Avenue toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Burnside Avenue to Mount Eden Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

Street stair

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in the Bronx. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build an elevated line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.^[4][5][6]

176th Street station opened as part of the initial section of the line to Kingsbridge Road on June 2, 1917. Service was initially operated as a shuttle between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street.^[7][8] Through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line began on July 17, 1918.^[9] The line was completed with a final extension to Woodlawn on April 15, 1918.^[10] This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at 167th Street.^[11][12] The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities.^[7] The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.^[13][14]

On July 5, 2004, this station, 170th Street, and Fordham Road closed for four months so they could be renovated. As part of the project, new canopy roofs, walls, lighting, staircases, floors, and a public address system would be installed at each station.^[15]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Woodlawn (Burnside Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here (select rush hour trips)
	Southbound local	→ toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (Mount Eden Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

This elevated station has three tracks with two side platforms.^[16] The 4 stops here at all times.^[17]

The station has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new^[when?] fare control railings as a crossunder.^{[citation needed]}

The 2006 artwork here is called Reaching Out For Each Other by Juan Sánchez. It features stained glass windows on the platform windscreens and station house that each feature a hand as a central element to depict their use as a universal language.^[18]

Exits

The fare control is in a mezzanine below the tracks. Outside fare control, stairs lead to either southwest corner of Jerome Avenue and 176th Street.^[19]

References

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. "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. New Subways For New York: The Dual System of Rapid Transit Chapter 5: Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts. New York Public Service Commission. 1913. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
5. The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912). New York State Public Service Commission. 1912.
6. "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System Which Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Service Begun on the Jerome Avenue Line". Public Service Record. 4 (6). June 1917.
8. Annual report of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company For The Year Ended June 30, 1917. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920 – via HathiTrust.
9. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
10. "Jerome Av. Line Ordered Opened". The New York Times. April 13, 1918. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
11. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1916. p. 100.
12. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
13. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. June 13, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
14. "Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest 1248134780.
15. "Three Bronx subway stations closed to undergo renovations for four months". news12. July 5, 2004. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
16. Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
17. "4 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
18. "176th Street - Juan Sánchez - Reaching Out For Each Other, 2006". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
19. "176th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Woodlawn Line: 176th Street
• nycsubway.org — Reaching Out For Each Other Artwork by Juan Sanchez (2006)
• Station Reporter — 4 Train
• The Subway Nut — 176th Street Pictures Archived February 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 176th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
• 176th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View