Gun Hill Road station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
{{Short description|New York City Subway station in the Bronx}}
{{distinguish|Gun Hill Road (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox NYCS
| name = Gun Hill Road
| image = Gun Hill Road Station - April 2015.jpg
| image_caption = The Gun Hill Road station platform in April 2015.
| address = East Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road
Bronx, New York
| borough = The Bronx
| locale = Williamsbridge, Allerton
| coordinates = {{coord|40.877|N|73.867|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = IRT
| line = IRT White Plains Road Line
IRT Third Avenue Line (formerly)
| service = White Plains north
| connection = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} NYCT Bus: {{NYC bus link|Bx28|Bx38|Bx39|Bx41|Bx41 SBS}}
| {{bus icon}} MTA Bus: {{NYC bus link|BxM11}}
| {{rint|rail|size=12}} Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Williams Bridge)
}}
| levels = 2 (lower level abandoned)
| platforms = 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
| tracks = 3
| structure = Elevated
| accessible = yes
| open_date = {{start date and age|1917|03|03}} (upper level)
{{start date and age|1920|10|04}} (lower level)
| close_date = {{start date and age|1973|04|29}} (lower level)
| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line=White Plains local north|left=219th Street|right=Burke Avenue|note-left={{NYCS White Plains north local|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS White Plains north local|time=1}}}}
| unused_adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line1=none|left1=Wakefield–241st Street|right1=East 180th Street|note-left1=express|note-right1=express
|line2=none|left2=blank|right2=Fordham Road–190th Street|note-right2=3rd Ave express; demolished
|line3=none|left3=blank|right3=Williamsbridge–210th Street|note-right3=3rd Ave local; demolished}}
| legend = {{NYCS infobox legend|alltimes}}{{NYCS infobox legend|rushpeak}}
| layout =
{{NYCS 3-tracked express station
|1 = 219th Street
|2 = Burke Avenue
|3 = Wakefield–241st Street
|l3 = 241st Street
|4 = East 180th Street
|inline = y
|unused = y
|noshift1 = y
|deg = 330
|extra1 =
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udSTR\uevSTR\uevSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ former Third Av El tracks
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}}
}}
The Gun Hill Road station is an express station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Gun Hill and White Plains Roads in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx,{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/bx/BX5_PelhamPkwy_2015.pdf|title=Neighborhood Map Pelham Parkway Olinville Pelham Gardens Morris Park|date=2015|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=October 2, 2016}} it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction; limited a.m. rush hour 5 trains from Manhattan also terminate at this station in the northbound direction only.
History
This station was built under the Dual Contracts. It opened on March 3, 1917, as part of an extension of the IRT White Plains Road Line from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield with access to rapid transit service. Service on the new portion of the line was operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.{{cite web|url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=23|title=Annual report. 1916-1917.|date=2013-12-12|website=HathiTrust|publisher=Interborough Rapid Transit Company|hdl=2027/mdp.39015016416920?urlappend=%3Bseq=23|access-date=2016-09-05}}{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/04/01/102326919.pdf|title=New Subway Line Opened: White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street|date=April 1, 1917|work=The New York Times|access-date=17 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324124611/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/04/01/102326919.pdf|archive-date=March 24, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/03/04/102320289.pdf|title=White Plains Road Extension of Subway Opened to the Public; New Branch, Which Runs from 177th to 219th Street, Gives the Williamsbridge and Wakefield Sections of the East Bronx Rapid Transit for the First Time|date=March 4, 1917|work=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323213459/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/03/04/102320289.pdf|archive-date=March 23, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}
The lower level was used by the IRT Third Avenue Line from October 4, 1920,{{Cite book|first=Stan |last=Fischler |author-link=Stan Fischler |title=The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit |publisher=H&M Productions |location=Flushing, NY |year=1997 |isbn=1-882608-19-4 |pages=245–249}} until the line's abandonment on April 29, 1973.{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1977/08/27/80320612.pdf|title=Now That El's Gone, Bronx Hub Sees A Brighter Future|last1=Blumenthal|first1=Ralph|date=August 27, 1977|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 September 2015}}
The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.{{Cite news |date=1940-06-13 |title=City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=June 13, 1940 |title=Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration |page=25 |work=New York Herald Tribune |id={{ProQuest|1248134780}}}} The station was renovated in 2007 at a cost of $31.68 million.{{Cite report|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/pdf/adopted06/MTA%202006%20Adopted%20Budget%20-%20February%20Financial%20Plan%20-%20Part%203.pdf|title=MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3|date=2006|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|page=45|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524004440/http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/pdf/adopted06/MTA%202006%20Adopted%20Budget%20-%20February%20Financial%20Plan%20-%20Part%203.pdf|archive-date=May 24, 2019}}
Station layout
| table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=5 valign=top|P |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=175|Northbound local |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=600|← {{rint|newyork|2}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Wakefield–241st Street}} ({{stl|NYCS|219th Street}}) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform {{access icon}} |
| Peak-direction express
|← {{rint|newyork|5}} termination track (select AM rush hour trips) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform {{access icon}} |
| Southbound local
|{{0|←}} {{rint|newyork|2}} toward {{stl|NYCS|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College}} via Seventh ({{stl|NYCS|Burke Avenue}}) → |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|M
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, former Third Avenue El platform |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|G
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Street level |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit/entrance |
File:2 and 5 train Gun Hill Road Station Entry.png
The station was designed as a bi-level station. The upper level has three tracks and two island platforms, while the lower level had two tracks and one wide island platform. North of the station, the lower level tracks rose and joined, making a five track line for a short distance. From west to east, they were as follows: White Plains Road Line southbound local, Third Avenue Line southbound, White Plains Road Line center express, Third Avenue Line northbound, White Plains Road Line northbound local.{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook3}}
=Exit=
The station's only exit is at a street-level station house at the north side of Gun Hill Road in the median of White Plains Road. The mid-2000s refurbishment removed the Third Avenue el level and upgraded the station with the new station house at street level. The original station house was one short block north at East 211th Street. New escalators and elevators now make this station ADA-accessible.{{Cite web|url=https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/Gun%20Hill%20Rd%20%282%29%285%29%20web.pdf|title=Gun Hill Road Neighborhood Map|date=April 2018|website=new.mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=February 28, 2019}}
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References
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External links
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Category:IRT White Plains Road Line stations
Category:IRT Third Avenue Line stations
Category:New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917