Eastchester–Dyre Avenue station

Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Dusk shot of a train on Track Number 1 in November 2013
Station statistics
Address	Dyre Avenue & Light Street; Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Eastchester
Coordinates	40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5 (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx16; Bee-Line Bus: 52, 55;
Structure	Embankment / Elevated
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912; 112 years ago (NYW&B station)
Closed	December 12, 1937; 86 years ago (NYW&B station)
Rebuilt	May 15, 1941; 83 years ago (as a Subway station)
Opposite-; direction; transfer	N/A
Traffic
2023	727,475 0.4%
Rank	347 out of 423
Services
Services
Non-revenue services and lines
Non-revenue services and lines
Former services
Former services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
	Stops weekends and weekend late nights

The Eastchester–Dyre Avenue station (signed as simply Dyre Avenue) is the northern terminal station of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, at Dyre Avenue and Light Street (one block south of East 233rd Street) in the Eastchester neighborhood of the Bronx. It is served by the 5 train at all times.

History

This station opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B). It closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt.^[3] In 1940, New York City purchased the right of way from the Bronx/Westchester County boundary southward. On May 15, 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars.^[4] In 1957, a physical connection was made to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and through 2 train service was provided. Then in 1966 the 5 replaced the 2 train on this line to the present day as well.^[5]

On February 27, 1962, the Transit Authority announced a $700,000 modernization plan of the Dyre Avenue Line. The plan included the reconstruction of the Dyre Avenue station.^[6]^[7] At the time, the line was served by 9-car trains during the day, and 3-car shuttles overnight. Between 1954 and 1961, ridership on the line increased by 100%, owing to the development of the northeast Bronx. Ridership at this station increased from 207,250 to 579,474.^[8]

The Dyre Avenue station was rebuilt as part of the plan in 1963–1964. A 525 foot (160 m)-long concrete island platform was built atop the line's former northbound express track, and the wooden northbound platform was removed following the project's completion. Two new staircases were installed to the platform. A canopy was installed, covering the center of the platform, in addition to fluorescent lighting. The preexisting entrance to the station was sealed off, replaced by a new entrance on the station's west side. A new change booth and restrooms were installed.^[8] Previously, trains had used the northbound side platform as the terminal with the southbound platform unused. Remnants of the side platforms still exist.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Station layout

Platform level	Track 1	toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings/weekends (Baychester Avenue) → late night shuttle toward East 180th Street (Baychester Avenue) →
	Island platform
	Track 2	toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings/weekends (Baychester Avenue) → late night shuttle toward East 180th Street (Baychester Avenue) →
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This station has two tracks and an island platform, and is located on an elevated structure at its southern end and on an embankment at its northern end. The station, served by the 5 train at all times,^[12] is the northern terminus of the route; the next stop south is Baychester Avenue.^[13] The city of Mount Vernon, in Westchester County, is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) uphill. The station originally consisted of four tracks flanked by two side platforms. After the line was taken over by the NYCTA, the side platforms were removed, with a small piece of the northbound remaining, and the four tracks were converted to two tracks using the northbound local and southbound express tracks. The island platform was placed over the northbound express trackbed. The NYW&B's southbound local trackbed can still be seen, and is currently used only for an electrical shed on the north end of the bridge,^[14] as well as girders holding up two construction trailers used by Metropolitan Transportation Authority crew members over the south end of the bridge.^[15] The two tracks extend one train length past the station, and end at bumper blocks.

Exit

The station's only station house is on ground level with doors to the east side of Dyre Avenue on the northeast corner of Light Street. It has a token booth, turnstile bank, and two staircases to the platform.^[16]