East 149th Street (IRT Pelham Line)

East 149th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	East 149th Street & Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10455
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Longwood
Coordinates	40°48′44″N 73°54′15″W / 40.812088°N 73.904171°WCoordinates: 40°48′44″N 73°54′15″W / 40.812088°N 73.904171°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx17, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,479,241[2]  1.3%
Rank	312 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Longwood Avenue: 6
Next south	East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

East 149th Street is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of East 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (Longwood Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Street stair for downtown

This underground station, opened on January 7, 1919,^[1] and has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "149" tablets for "East 149th Street" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "E. 149TH STREET" in all-caps, serif lettering. Yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at either ends at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at the west (railroad south) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and the trim line is maroon with "E 149TH ST" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the either southern corners of Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the northeast corner.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. Closed newsstands on the platforms have been tiled over.

References

1. "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North". nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT Pelham Line: East 149th Street
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — East 149th Street Pictures
• East 149th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View