238th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

238th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southwestern stair
Station statistics
Address	West 238th Street & Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Kingsbridge and Riverdale
Coordinates	40°53′6.35″N 73°54′2.19″W / 40.8850972°N 73.9006083°WCoordinates: 40°53′6.35″N 73°54′2.19″W / 40.8850972°N 73.9006083°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx3, Bx9
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	August 1, 1908
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,240,616[1]  2.6%
Rank	335 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street: 1
Next south	231st Street: 1
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

238th Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 238th Street and Broadway in the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to 242 St to 240 St Yd to 231 St

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street (Terminus) ← termination track (some rush-hour trips)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward South Ferry (231st Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

This elevated station, opened on August 1, 1908,^[2] has two side platforms and three tracks with the center one not used in revenue service. On July 9, 1948, a platform extension at this station lengthening the platform to 514 feet, was opened to allow full ten-car trains to platform. Previously, only six-car locals were able to board at the station. This platform extension was part of a $423,000 project to lengthen the platforms of five stations on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.^[3] Each platform has beige windscreens and red canopies with green roofs in the center and black waist-high fences on either side.

North of this station is the 240th Street Yard, which is where cars assigned to the 1 train are inspected and maintained. The yard has a footbridge to the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and crossovers and leads that allow this station to serve as a terminal. During the morning rush-hours, some 1 trains begin their trips here as direct put-ins from the nearby 240th Street Yard, and some evening rush-hour 1 trains end their trips and drops-out to lay-up at the 240th Street Yard, to prevent congestion at the next terminal station at Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street.

Exits

Platforms

Since there is only one more station a short distance away in the northbound direction on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, the northbound platform is exit only, containing two platform-level turnstiles, each of which leads to a staircase that goes down to either eastern corner of 238th Street and Broadway. The Manhattan-bound platform has an adjacent elevated station house that contains a turnstile bank, token booth, and a single street stair going down to the southwest corner of 238th Street and Broadway.^[4]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Our First Subway Completed At Last: Opening of the Van Cortlandt Extension Finishes System Begun in 1900". New York Times. August 2, 1908. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. "MORE LONG PLATFORMS; Five Subway Stations on IRT to Accommodate 10-Car Trains". The New York Times. 1948-07-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
4. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Riverdale" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT West Side Line: 238th Street
• Station Reporter — 1 Train
• The Subway Nut — 238th Street Pictures
• 238th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View