161st Street – Yankee Stadium (New York City Subway)

161st Street – Yankee Stadium
New York City Subway rapid transit station complex
Station statistics
Address	East 161st Street & River Avenue Bronx, NY 10451
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Highbridge
Coordinates	40°49′41″N 73°55′33″W / 40.827937°N 73.925886°WCoordinates: 40°49′41″N 73°55′33″W / 40.827937°N 73.925886°W
Division	A (IRT), B (IND)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line IND Concourse Line
Services	4  (all times)       B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)       D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx6, Bx13 Metro-North: Hudson Line (at Yankees – East 153rd Street)
Levels	2
Other information
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	8,922,188 (station complex)[1]  0.4%
Rank	39 out of 422
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops rush hours only
Location

161st Street – Yankee Stadium is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the underground IND Concourse Line. Located at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the:

• 4 train at all times
• D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction
• B train during rush hours

The station is ADA-accessible, with elevators available to all platforms.^[2]

This station is located adjacent to Yankee Stadium, and also provides service to many Bronx County courts, government facilities, and shopping districts which are a short walk to the east. The station is eight blocks away from the MTA's Metro-North Yankees – East 153rd Street station, which also provides service to Yankee Stadium.

The combined passenger count for 161st Street – Yankee Stadium station in 2013 was 8,766,012, making it the busiest station in the Bronx and 38th overall.^[1]

This is one of only two station complexes in the Bronx (the other being 149th Street – Grand Concourse). When the IND portion was built in 1933, paper tickets were used to transfer between the two lines; this method was used until the 1950s, when the indoor escalators were built.

The 2002 artwork here is called Wall-Slide by Vito Acconci, which consists of sections of the station walls "sliding" out of place, sometimes out of the station. Wall-Slide forms seating on the IND platforms, and also reveals a mosaic work, Room of Tranquility by Helene Brandt, on the IRT mezzanine.

IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms

161st Street – Yankee Stadium
New York City Subway rapid transit station
View of southbound platform and current Yankee Stadium
Station statistics
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line
Services	4  (all times)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917
Accessible
Station succession
Next north	167th Street: 4
Next south	149th Street – Grand Concourse: 4
Next north	Fordham Road: 4
Next south	125th Street: 4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

161st Street – Yankee Stadium is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line that has three tracks and two side platforms. The station has extra exit stairs to handle stadium crowds at each platform, which make them much longer than traditional IRT platforms.

The former IRT Ninth Avenue Line connected with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line just north of this station, near 162nd Street.^[3] A stub of the Ninth Avenue Line connecting trackway still exists and is visible today.^[4][5]

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  The view of the old Yankee Stadium from the IRT Jerome Line platform.

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  The IRT Jerome Line station as seen from the street.

IND Concourse Line platforms

161st Street – Yankee Stadium
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)       D  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933
Accessible
Former/other names	161st Street – River Avenue
Station succession
Next north	167th Street: B  D
Next south	155th Street: B  D
Next north	Kingsbridge Road: B  D
Next south	125th Street: B  D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only

161st Street – Yankee Stadium is a local station on the IND Concourse Line that has three tracks and two side platforms.

The full-time mezzanine is at 161st Street and River Avenue with four street staircases. The part-time entrance is at Walton Avenue and has two street staircases and a passageway to 161st Street. Before the renovation, there was a full length mezzanine, with Transit Bureau Offices located to one side. After the renovation, the NYPD area was expanded, and public areas inside fare control were sealed, thus dividing the mezzanine into two separate areas. A few staircases to the platforms were also sealed and removed.

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  Station identification signage, old and modern.

Station layout

2F	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Woodlawn (167th Street)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights) (149th Street – Grand Concourse) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street level	Entrance/Exit	(Elevator at NE corner of 161st Street and River Avenue)
B1	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brighton Beach rush hours (155th Street) ← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue off-peak hours (155th Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here (rush hours only in the peak direction) →
	Northbound local	→ toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (167th Street) → → toward Norwood – 205th Street off-peak hours (167th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "NYC Official Accessibility Guide" (PDF). nyc.gov. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
3. nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle
4. nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
5. nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: Image 100342

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT Woodlawn Line: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium
• nycsubway.org—IND Concourse Line: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium
• nycsubway.org — Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility Artwork by Acconci and Brandt (2002)
• Station Reporter — Yankee Stadium Complex
• The Subway Nut — 161st Street – Yankee Stadium Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 161st Street – Yankee Stadium
• 161st Street & River Avenue — southwest corner entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 161st Street & River Avenue entrance to Jerome Avenue Line from Google Maps Street View
• 161st Street & River Avenue — northeast corner entrance to Concourse Line from Google Maps Street View
• Walton Avenue entrances from Google Maps Street View