Morris Park station

The Morris Park station is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway served by the 5 train at all times. It is located at Paulding Avenue and the Esplanade in Morris Park, Bronx.

This article is about the New York City Subway station. For the future Metro-North Railroad station, see Morris Park station (Metro-North). For the employee-only Long Island Rail Road station, see Morris Park station (LIRR).
 Morris Park
 "5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressPaulding Avenue & Esplanade
Bronx, NY 10462
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleMorris Park, Pelham Parkway
Coordinates40.854429°N 73.860397°W / 40.854429; -73.860397
DivisionA (IRT, formerly NYW&B)[1]
LineIRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services   5 all times (all times)
StructurePartially underground and partially on embankment
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedMay 29, 1912 (1912-05-29) (NYW&B station)
May 15, 1941 (1941-05-15) (re-opened as a Subway station)
ClosedDecember 12, 1937 (1937-12-12) (NYW&B station)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2019711,229[2] Increase 6.4%
Rank393 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Pelham Parkway
toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
Local		 East 180th Street
toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location
Morris Park station is located in New York City Subway
Morris Park station
Morris Park station is located in New York City
Morris Park station
Morris Park station is located in New York
Morris Park station
Track layout

to Pelham Parkway
to Unionport Yard
to East 180th Street
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights
Morris Park Station
Morris Park station is located in New York
Morris Park station
Morris Park station is located in the United States
Morris Park station
LocationUnder Esplanade Ave. at Bogart and Colden Ave. and Hone Ave., Bronx, New York
Coordinates40.854429°N 73.860397°W / 40.854429; -73.860397
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
ArchitectReed and Stem; Fellheimer & Long
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000677[3]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2005

History
The underground portion of the station

New York, Westchester and Boston Railway

The station opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B), a subsidiary of the New York, New Haven and Hartford.[4] The line was designed for the weight of the heaviest mainline steam trains. The NYW&B offered frequent service between 138th Street in the South Bronx and White Plains and Port Chester in Westchester County. The White Plains and Port Chester branches diverged at Mount Vernon Junction near Columbus Avenue along the boundary between Mount Vernon and Pelham.

The two outer tracks at Morris Park were for trains that made local stops in the Bronx, and went to Port Chester. The two inner tracks were for express trains that made limited stops in the Bronx, and went to White Plains. The trains were powered by 11,000 Volt 25 Hz alternating current supplied from an overhead catenary. The cut-off stumps of the catenary bridges remain along the right of way and can be seen from the south ends of the platforms.

Service ended on December 12, 1937, following the bankruptcy of the NYW&B.[5][6]

New York City Transit
A portion of the station on an embankment

The New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) bought the NYW&B within the Bronx north of East 180th Street in April 1940 for $1.8 million and rehabilitated the line.[7]: 59–60  On May 15, 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars.[8][9] The Dyre Avenue Line was connected directly to the White Plains Road Line north of East 180th Street for $3 million with a flying junction and through service began on May 6, 1957.[10][11]

Between 1954 and 1961, ridership on the line increased by 100 percent, owing to the development of the northeast Bronx. On February 27, 1962, the New York City Transit Authority announced a $700,000 modernization plan of the Dyre Avenue Line. The plan included the reconstruction of the Dyre Avenue station, and the extension of the platforms of the other four stations on the line, including Morris Park, to 525 feet (160 m) to accommodate ten-car trains. At the time, the line was served by 9-car trains during the day, and 3-car shuttles overnight. [12][13]

The platforms at Morris Park were extended towards the south, requiring a reduction in the height of the outboard plate girders of the bridge over Colden Avenue so that the bottoms of the platforms would be above the tops of the girders. The massive overdesign of the bridge allowed ample margin for trimming the girders.

On November 24, 1979, an R22 car, #7602, was involved in a rear-ending accident here.

The Bronx-bound platform was closed for renovation from February 17, 1992 to August 31, 1992, earlier than its expected reopening in late fall 1992.[14] As part of the project, the station received new benches, fluorescent lighting, an upgraded electrical system and stairway from the station building to Paulding Avenue. The station renovation was to be fully completed in November with repairs to the station building, including a new ceiling, a new clay-tile roof, and new windows and doors.[15]

From the 1990s until the early 2000s the platform walls had a red and blue skyline design, before being painted beige. In the late 1990s, the original concrete exterior walls alongside the station platforms and the original roof that was supported on concrete columns and massive cantilevered timbers were replaced with steel bents supporting a clad metal wall system and a corrugated metal roof deck.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2005.

Station layout
Ground level Station house, entrance/exit to Esplanade, Paulding Avenue, and Woodmansten Place
Platform level Side platform,
Northbound local ← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (Pelham Parkway)
Northbound express → No regular service
Southbound express → No regular service
Southbound local → "5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings/weekends (East 180th Street) →
→ "5" train late night shuttle toward East 180th Street (Terminus) →
Side platform
Tunnel portal at north end

The station has two side platforms with four tracks (two center express tracks formerly used by the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway) and is partially underground and partially on an embankment. The underground portion is at the south end of a 4,000-foot (1,200 m) long, four-track tunnel under the Bronx and Pelham Parkway. This tunnel includes a four-track underground station, the Pelham Parkway station, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the Morris Park station. The heavy construction and high clearances greatly exceed the size and weight requirements of IRT subway cars. The station, served by the 5 train at all times,[16] is between East 180th Street to the south and Pelham Parkway to the north.[17]

The emblem of the NYW&B, was the caduceus, a staff entwined with serpents that has served as a symbol of commerce since Classical times. It is cast into several locations of the concrete facade facing the Esplanade.

Exit

The station's only entrance/exit is a head house at the southwest corner of Esplanade and Paulding Avenue.[18] The head house is notable for its graceful Spanish Mission style architecture and robust reinforced concrete construction. The handsome exterior, with its tall arched windows and tiled roof, has been restored to good condition. It was designed by Alfred T. Fellheimer, who was the lead architect for Grand Central Terminal.[19]

There was formerly an exit under the tracks with a waiting room that led to the north side of Colden Avenue near Lydig Avenue. It is now bricked over.[20]: 15 

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. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. General Statement of the Affairs of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. 1914. p. 15. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. "Westchester Line Passes with 1937". The New York Times. January 1, 1938. p. 36. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  6. "Westchester Line Passes with 1937". The New York Times. January 1, 1938. p. 36. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  7. Cudahy, Brian J. (2003). A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 0-8232-2292-6.
  8. "Rail Line is Added to Subway System". The New York Times. May 16, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  9. "Transit Record for 1940-1941". Photobucket. March 1942. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  10. "Subway Trains Run to Dyre Avenue: Through Service Replacing Shuttle for Part of Each Day on Bronx Line" (PDF). The New York Times. May 7, 1957. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  11. "IRT Spur Opens Today: Dyre Avenue Line in Bronx Will Have Five Stations" (PDF). The New York Times. May 6, 1957. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  12. "For Release: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1962 #238" (PDF). New York City Transit Authority. February 27, 1962. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  13. "IRT Improvements Set: $700,000 Contract Awarded for Work on Dyre Ave. Line" (PDF). The New York Times. February 28, 1962. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  14. "Attention 5 Subway Customers: Morris Park Bronx-bound platform is closing February 17th to late Fall 1992". New York Daily News. February 14, 1992. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  15. "It's Fixed. Morris Park station Dyre Av-bound platform re-opens 7 AM Monday, August 31". New York Daily News. August 28, 1992. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  16. "5 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  17. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  18. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Parkway" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  19. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot (June 2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-8129-3107-6.
  20. "Historic Structures Report: Morris Park Subway Station (IRT)" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. May 27, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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