Bedford Park Boulevard station

For the station at Bedford Park Boulevard & Jerome Avenue, see Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College station.

The Bedford Park Boulevard station is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Bedford Park Boulevard and Grand Concourse in Bedford Park, Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times. It is also the northern terminal for the B train on weekdays.

Bedford Park Blvd  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Looking south on the Norwood-bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Bedford Park Boulevard & Grand Concourse Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Bedford Park
Coordinates	40.872507°N 73.887906°W / 40.872507; -73.887906
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (weekdays only) ​   D  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx25, Bx26 MTA Bus: BxM4
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-07-01)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,182,701[2]  8.4%
Rank	264 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Norwood–205th Street D  Terminus Kingsbridge Road B  ​D  toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Norwood–205th Street to Concourse Yard to Kingsbridge Road
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops rush hours only Stops weekdays during the day

History

The station was built as part of the sixth and seventh sections of the IND Concourse Line beginning in the late 1920s.^[3][4] The route of the Concourse Line was approved to Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the New York City Board of Transportation.^[5] The line was originally planned to end just north of the Bedford Park Boulevard station, with a provision for an eastern extension.^[6][7] An alternate approach to the current 205th Street station was proposed in February 1929, extending the line across private property onto Perry Avenue.^[8] The current routing was selected by June 1929.^[9] The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway.^[10][11]

As part of the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program, elevators were added to the platforms and street, which makes the station fully compliant with accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[12][13][14] A contract for the elevators' construction was awarded in April 2018, and substantial completion was projected for June 2020.^[15] However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, completion was pushed back to September 2020,^[16] and eventually further back to October 15, 2020, when the elevators finally opened.^[17]

Station layout

G	Ground level	Grand Concourse exit/entrance Elevator at northwest corner of Grand Concourse (main road) and Bedford Park Boulevard.
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
B2	Underpass	Bedford Park Boulevard underpass exit/entrance
B3 Platform level	Northbound	← toward Norwood–205th Street (Terminus)
	Island platform
	Center track	→ toward Brighton Beach rush hours and select midday trips (Kingsbridge Road) →
	Island platform
	Southbound	→ toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Kingsbridge Road) →

This underground station has three tracks and two island platforms.^[18] Both outer track walls have a lawn green trim line on a darker green border. There are small black "BEDFORD" signs with white lettering below them at regular intervals.^[19] Dark green I-beam columns run along both sides of both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.^[20]

There is an equipment room on the south end of the northbound platform. Additionally, a short, one-car length platform is in the tunnel just north of the southbound platform after a gap of about one or two car lengths.^{[citation needed]}

Because Norwood–205th Street (the next stop north) was not intended to be the last stop, trains have their crews changed at this station, as 205th Street does not have any crew quarters.^[21]

Exits

Northeastern street stair

This station has two mezzanines above the platform, but formerly had a full-length one. The closed portion is now a master tower that controls the entire Concourse Line. Both platforms also have several closed staircases to this area.^[22] The full-time fare control is at the south end of this station. Staircases from each platform go up to a crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside the turnstile bank is a token booth. From outside the turnstile bank, one staircase goes up to either northern corner of Bedford Park Boulevard and Grand Concourse, while a double-wide staircase goes down to the northern sidewalk of an underpass carrying Bedford Park Boulevard below the Grand Concourse.^[23]

The fare control area at the north end of the station is unstaffed, containing just full height turnstiles, one staircase going up to the northeast corner of 203rd Street and Grand Concourse, and another staircase going up to the west side of Grand Concourse near this intersection.^[23][24]

The elevator is located on the north side of Bedford Park Boulevard, in the island between both southbound roads of Grand Concourse.

Track layout

South of this station, the center track splits into two and forms the local tracks of the line while the outer tracks pass under the two center tracks and merge into a single track between them. This center track is the express track of the line and is only used during rush hours in the peak direction. The track layout allows for trains stopping on the outer tracks to remain on the local tracks for the rest of the line. North of the station, the center track widens to two tracks that lead to the Concourse Yard to the west. The outer tracks curve to the east to Norwood–205th Street, the last stop on this line.^[18]

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Opens Subway Bids: Estimate Board Gets Twelve Offers for Bronx Work" (PDF). The New York Times. June 8, 1929. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
4. "$2,691,028 IS LOW BID ON SECTION OF SUBWAY; Di Marco & Reimann Are Below Seven Others in Seeking Contract on City's Project" (PDF). The New York Times. June 29, 1930. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
5. Proceedings of the Board of Transportation of the City of New York. New York City Board of Transportation. 1929. p. 346.
6. The New York Times, New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000, March 21, 1925, page 1
7. "Board Speeds Subway on Grand Concourse – Bids on Last Section Expected Before New Year – Eastern Spur Contemplated" (PDF). The New York Times. September 2, 1928. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
8. "Subway Extension Urged" (PDF). The New York Times. February 24, 1929. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
9. "Opens Subway Bids: Estimate Board Gets Twelve Offers for Bronx Work" (PDF). The New York Times. June 8, 1929. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
10. "New Bronx Subway Starts Operation". The New York Times. July 1, 1933. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
11. "Bronx-Concourse New Subway Link Opened at 12:57 A.M.: Adds 21 1/2 Miles to City's System−Connects With Manhattan Line at 145th". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "MTA Capital Program 2015-2019: Renew. Enhance. Expand" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 28, 2015. p. 61. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
13. "Funding For Subway Station ADA-Accessibility Approved". www.mta.info. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
14. "MTA 2017 Preliminary Budget July Financial Plan 2017 –2020 Volume 2" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
15. "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 90. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
16. https://new.mta.info/document/18336 Master page 81
17. "MTA | Press Release | NYC Transit | MTA Announces Newly Accessible Bedford Park BLVD B/D Station in the Bronx".
18. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
19. Cox, Jeremiah (March 24, 2007). "The green trim and "Bedford" tiling at Bedford Pk Blvd (D)". subway nut.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
20. Cox, Jeremiah (March 24, 2007). "The platforms at Bedford Park Blvd have gentle curves". subwaynut.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
21. Raschke, Kurt (October 5, 2018). "Southbound D trains from Norwood-205 St only shows next 1 stop in trip updates". groups.google.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
22. Cox, Jeremiah (March 24, 2007). "A closed staircase to a portion of the mezzanine at Bedford Park Blvd that has been closed". subway nut.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
23. "Bedford Park Boulevard Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
24. Hodurski, Michael (October 28, 2010). "Showing Image 137318". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Concourse: Bedford Park Boulevard
• Station Reporter — B Train
• Station Reporter — D Train
• The Subway Nut — Bedford Park Boulevard Pictures Archived February 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
• Bedford Park Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 203rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Underpass entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View