Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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| Address | Dyre Avenue & East 233rd Street Bronx, NY 10466 |
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| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||
| Locale | Eastchester | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°WCoordinates: 40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W | ||||||
| Division | A (IRT, formerly NYW&B) | ||||||
| Line | IRT Dyre Avenue Line | ||||||
| Services |
5  (all times) |
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| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: Bx16 Bee-Line Bus: 52, 55 |
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| Structure | Embankment / Elevated | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Opened | May 29, 1912 (NYW&B station) | ||||||
| Rebuilt | May 15, 1941 (as a Subway station) | ||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 1,330,123  3.6% |
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| Rank | 323 out of 425 | ||||||
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| Next north | (Terminal): 5
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| Next south |
Baychester Avenue: 5
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Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (signed as simply Dyre Avenue) is the northern terminal station of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, at Dyre Avenue and East 233rd Street in the Bronx neighborhood of Eastchester. It is served by the 5 train at all times.
Opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, it closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt. In 1940, New York City purchased the right of way from the Bronx / Westchester County boundary southward. In 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. In 1957, a physical connection was made to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and through service was provided.
When the station was rebuilt for subway service the two side platforms were removed, with a small piece of the northbound remaining. The four tracks were converted to two tracks using the northbound local and southbound express tracks. An island platform was placed over the northbound express trackbed. The NYW&B's southbound local trackbed can still be seen, and is currently used only for an electrical shed on the north end of the bridge, as well as girders holding up two construction trailers used by MTA crew members over the south end of the bridge. The two tracks extend one train length past the station, and end at bumper blocks.
The northern end of the station is on an embankment, while the southern end is elevated. The city of Mount Vernon in Westchester County is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) uphill.
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