Wakefield – 241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)

Wakefield – 241st Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	East 241st Street & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10466
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield
Coordinates	40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°WCoordinates: 40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx39 MTA Bus: BxM11 Bee-Line Bus: 40, 41, 42, 43 Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Wakefield)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform (in service) 2 side platforms (unused) Spanish solution
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 13, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,654,707[1]  0.9%
Rank	289 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 2
Next south	Nereid Avenue (local): 2  Gun Hill Road (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Wakefield – 241st Street is a terminal station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. It is served by the 2 train at all times. This station is geographically the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, not in service
	Southbound	← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) (No service: Gun Hill Road)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound	← toward Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) (No service: Gun Hill Road)
	Side platform, not in service
M	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

North end

The station officially opened on December 13, 1920, as East 241st Street, replacing 238th Street station as the northern terminus of the White Plains Road Line.^[2] It was renovated in mid-2005. There are two tracks, one center island platform and two disused side platforms here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform. The exit is at the north end.

To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard before splitting into three tracks.

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tommorrow". New York Times. December 12, 1920. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT White Plains Road Line: Wakefield – 241st Street
• nycsubway.org — Permanent Residents and Visitors Artwork by Alfredo Ceibal (2006)
• Station Reporter — 2 train
• The Subway Nut — 241st Street-Wakefield Pictures
• 241st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View