Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line)

Tremont Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Northwestern street stair
Station statistics
Address East Tremont Avenue & Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10453
Borough The Bronx
Locale Tremont
Coordinates 40°50′58″N 73°54′22″W / 40.849463°N 73.905973°W / 40.849463; -73.905973Coordinates: 40°50′58″N 73°54′22″W / 40.849463°N 73.905973°W / 40.849463; -73.905973
Division B (IND)
Line IND Concourse Line
Services       B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)
      D  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx36
MTA Bus: BxM4
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened July 1, 1933 (July 1, 1933)
Wireless service [1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 3,155,197[2] Increase 0.8%
Rank 161 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 182nd–183rd Streets (local): B  D 
Fordham Road (express): D 
Next south 174th–175th Streets (local): B  D 
145th Street (express): D 

Tremont Avenue is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Grand Concourse, it is served by the D train at all times and B train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platforms.

Station layout

Track layout
 to Fordham Rd
to 182–183 Sts
to 174–175 Sts
 to 145 St
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
P
Platform level		 Northbound local ← toward Bedford Park Boulevard rush hours (182nd–183rd Streets)
← toward Norwood – 205th Street off-peak hours (182nd–183rd Streets)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Peak-direction express ← toward Norwood – 205th Street PM rush (Fordham Road)
→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue AM rush (145th Street) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Southbound local → toward Brighton Beach rush hours (174th–175th Streets)
→ toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue off-peak hours (174th–175th Streets) →

Prior to a 1999 renovation, the station had a full length mezzanine above the platforms that connected both fare control areas. The full-time booth is on the south side at Tremont Avenue with three street stairs and two stairs to each platform. The street stair on the west side has a small passageway. The part-time side at the north end had its booth removed during the aforementioned renovation and two street stairs (one to each side of the Concourse at 179th Street) and two stairs to each platform.

There is also one staircase at the center of each platform. They only lead to a storage area, but the passageway can be seen from platform level. The tile band is Claret red and the name mosaics are replicas of the 1933 originals. The I-beams have been painted a shade of red to match. Tile bands are also present in the mezzanines, and matching "T" (for Tremont) plaques have been fitted—the only IND station to feature these. A closed tower sits on the south end of the Manhattan-bound platform.

The 2000 artwork here is called Uptown New York by Frank Leslie Hampton. It uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with a rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day. This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the full-time booth area.

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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