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Bowling Green (on State Street at Battery Place) opened on 07/10/1905 and has two tracks a wall platform serving northbound trains and an island platform serving southbound trains. The wall platform was added due to heavy ridership. A fence blocks access to the island platform for northbound traffic. The wall platform was dug out of the tunnel walls. An unusual feature is use of the crossunder to exit via a lower mezzanine. The station also has a short, three car wall platform for use by the discontinued South Ferry Shuttle For more info see www.nycsubway.org and Brennan’s Page. 

Wall Street (on Broadway at Wall Street) opened on 06/12/1905 has two tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder. Currently, wall tile is bright blue but a planned renovation will restore the original white tiles. Southbound features an original wooden booth. A passageway exists outside of the paid area connecting to the J train 

Fulton Street  (on Broadway at Fulton Street on 06/12/1905 and is described on the Complexes Page 

Brooklyn Bridge (under City Hall Park at Park Row) opened on 10/27/1904 and is discussed on the complexes page. 

14^th Street Union Square opened on 10/27/1904 and is described on the  Complexes Page

42nd Street Grand Central  opened on 07/17/1918 and is described on the Complexes Page. Leaving here the line becomes two levels with the express on the lower level.  

59^th Street (on Lexington Avenue at East 59^th Street) local opened on07/17/1918 and the express opened on 11/15/1962. It is described on the Complexes Page 

86^th Street (on Lexington Avenue at East 86^th Street) opened on 07/17/1918has two tracks and two wall platforms on each level. It is being renovated by NYCT in house contract. There is no crossover or crossunder. Fare control is on the platform level.   

125^th Street (on Lexington Avenue at East 125^th Street) opened on 07/17/1918 and has two tracks and an island platform on each level. The upper level is for northbound trains, while the lower level is for Manhattan bound trains. This station is being renovated fort he second time in 15 years. On the upper level The West track is used by the 6 train and the East track by the 4 train and the 5 train. The positions on the  lower level are switched, with the 4 train using the west track and the 6 train using the east track. this station is ADA accessible, with an elevator from the Northeast corner of 125^th Street and Lexington Avenue to mezzanine level and a three stop elevator inside fare control to both platforms. The second and most recent renovation added a staircase from the Northern part of mezzanine downstairs  to the first platform. The new art in the mezzanine has no plaque at this writing (August, 2004)  

138^th Street Grand Concourse (on Grand Concourse at East 138^th Street) opened on 07/17/1918 and has three tracks and two wall platforms. The original name was Mott Haven as indicated on the icons. There is a crossover in this station which has metal sings covering the original tablets. The station needs TLC 

149^th Street Grand Concourse (on Grand concourse at East 149^th Street) opened on 07/10/1905 and has two levels. The upper level serves the 4 train with three tracks and two island platforms with a crossunder. The lower level which has a high ceiling has two tracks, two wall platforms and a crossover. This level serves the 2 train and the 5 train. The south end of the lower northbound platform features closed double deck elevators which lead to the P/T mezzanine area behind the Manhattan-bound 4 staircases (area by elevator is closed off).  There is an interesting vent or electrical chamber outside on the S/W corner of 149th st and Grand Concourse, the tablet at the top reads "MOTT AVENUE" as well.  

149^th Street Third Avenue  (on East 149^th Street at 3^rd Avenue) opened on 0710/1905has been renovated ands has two tracks and two wall platforms. It has full ADA with no crossunder or crossover. Artwork entitled “Una Raza, Una Mundo, Un Universo” (One Race, One World, one universe) was installed in 1996   by Jose Ortega. There are two ghost booths here which issued bus transfers no made obsolete by the MetroCard. Door near fare control is actually part of passageway to the Third avenue el.  Your staff is upset about their decision to remove the "3" tablets from the station and cover the 3rd Ave station mosaic. We leave the subway and become an el. From here to East Tremont is being totally renovated (except Intervale.). A re visit is planned upon completion. 

Jackson Avenue (on Westchester Avenue at Jackson Avenue) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. Historic details are being restored. Estimated cost is $9.7 million. Contractor is M.A. Angeliades.

Prospect Avenue (on Westchester Avenue at Prospect Avenue) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. Historic details are being restored. Estimated cost is $9.8 million. Contractor is M.A. Angeliades.

Intervale Avenue (on Westchester Avenue at Intervale Avenue (East 163^rd Street) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder. After a fire, it was planed to close the station but the community forced a rebuild. It is now all metal and out of character with the rest of the line. The original name was 163^rd Street. Artwork is in the mezzanine and is entitled “The Els 2” and “The Els 5” installed in 1992. The Artist is Michael Kelly Williams. 

Simpson Street (on Westchester Avenue at Simpson Street) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. Historic details are being restored. Estimated cost is $11.2 million. Contractor is M.A. Angeliades.

Freeman Street (on Southern Boulevard at Freeman Street) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder Historic details are being restored. Estimated cost is $10.1 million. This station is on a curve. Contractor is M.A. Angeliades.

This station is known for two items:

This site encourages respects of any law enforcement officer.

174th Street (on Boston Road at East 174^th Street) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with no crossover or crossunder. Historic details are being restored. Estimated cost is $2 million. Contractor is M.A. Angeliades.

West Farms Square East Tremont Avenue (on Boston Road at East Tremont Avenue) opened on 11/26/1904 and has three tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder.  Estimated cost for renovation is $11 million and is an in house contract by NYCT. Original name was East 177^th Street. . North of this station   is a spur (now abandoned) which lead to East 180^th Street (not current East 180^th Street Station.) the line was planned to go straight but was rerouted after objections from the zoo (Source: Joe Cunningham). The spur station, called 180^th Street Bronx Park (on Boston Road at East 180^th Street) opened on 11/26/1904 and closed on 08/04/1952 we now have a sharp S Curve. After the first curve near East Tremont Avenue we see the remains of a "fourth track" alongside the n/b track. This may suggest that there either was a track crossover from the Bronx Zoo East 180^th Street branch curving northward towards the current East 180^th Street Station or the curve was eased after the Bronx Zoo Branch closed.

East 180^th Street (on White Plains Road at East 180^th Street) opened on  03/03/1917 and has three tracks and two Island platforms. The station used to have escalators   to the street but was lowered (Source; NYCT Superintendent and Supervisor) has three tracks and two wall platforms and a crossunder). A walk under the structure reveals the location of the escalators. Renovation is planned in the 2005-2009 Plan.

A yard and shop are to the West of the station and the abandoned NYW&B station to our east (See NYWB Port Chester Service and NYWB White Plains Service. )The 2 train and 5 train split here via flyover ramps. North of here we see the Unionport Yard to our East.

 The Dyre line was purchased from the NYW&B (New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad) and remains of former Caternary poles remain in places along with the majestic station houses. Only the outer tracks are used for service. 

Morris Park (Paulding Avenue and Esplanade, with outside staircase to Lydig Avenue) opened on 05/15/1940 and has two wall platforms. The station house is of a mission style with red clay tile roof. It is made of stucco and is over the tracks. North end of the station is in a tunnel while the South end is an embankment with arched windows in the station house which has a crossover. 

Pelham Parkway (Pelham Parkway North, Esplanade and Williamsbridge Road) opened on 05/15/1940 and has four tracks and two island platforms situated inside a tunnel. There are no open cut sections at this station. The station house is at street level. The northbound express track has been removed leaving only the ballast. The station has a crossover. 

Gun Hill Road (Gun Hill road between Sexton and DeWitt Place, 3 blocks west of Eastchester Road) opened on 05/15/1940. We are outdoors again at this station with 3 tracks and two wall platforms. There is a crossover and is near grade. The station house is at street level at the north end and is physically located over the tracks.

Baychester Avenue (Tillotson Avenue at Baychester Avenue) opened on 05/15/1940 and has three tracks and two wall platforms. There is a crossunder to the street level station house at the North end and a crossover at the south end. The line becomes four tracks briefly. The southbound express merges with the local and the northbound express track just ends.

Dyre Avenue Eastchester (Light Street and Dyre Avenue , 2 blocks north of Boston Road) opened on 05/15/1940 and has two tracks and an islands platform. The tracks continue northward and hold two ten car trains each. The station house is at street level . A careful observation reveals the former glory of this station. 

Rating: 5 stars.