Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)

Norwood–205th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
An R68 train entering the station from the relay tracks. It is about to start its Coney Island-bound run.
Station statistics
Address	East 205th Street & Bainbridge Avenue Bronx, NY 10467
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Norwood
Coordinates	40°52′30″N 73°52′46″W / 40.874908°N 73.879452°W / 40.874908; -73.879452Coordinates: 40°52′30″N 73°52′46″W / 40.874908°N 73.879452°W / 40.874908; -73.879452
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx30, Bx34, Bx38
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933; 84 years ago (July 1, 1933)
Station code	210
Wireless service
Former/other names	205th Street
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	2,805,984  2%
Rank	184 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): D
Next south	Bedford Park Boulevard: D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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Norwood–205th Street (formerly 205th Street) is the northern terminal station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 205th Street and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times.

The station was built as part of the sixth and seventh sections of the IND Concourse Line beginning in the late 1920s. The station was built underneath preexisting private property for most of its length, passing directly under East 205th Street at its eastern end. The station opened on July 1, 1933, along with the rest of the Concourse subway. On July 1, 1937, an escalator was opened in the station, the first of its kind in the Bronx.

On August 23, 1954, a D train relaying east of the station overshot the bumper blocks at the end of the track, crashing into the wall at the end of the line. The train motorman was trapped in the tunnel for seven hours, and when he was freed, his left foot had to be amputated.

This underground station has two tracks and one island platform. Both track walls have a lime green trim line with a medium Kelly green border. Small "205" signs are placed below them at regular intervals. The platform has a row of concrete-clad I-beam columns on both sides; these are painted medium Hunter green. There is clear evidence of water damage and mold due to poor drainage in numerous areas along the platform ceiling, the wall tiles, and to a number of the support columns. The station is also notorious for having piles of trash bags on the platform and at entrances, as well as for large amounts of litter on the tracks due to an absence of trash cans. 205th Street station was declared one of the five worst in the system in terms of maintenance and appearance by the New York City Transit Riders Council in 2005, problems which have persisted into the 2010s.

Due to changes in the street grid of the neighborhood, the station is located at East 205th Street and Perry Avenue at its eastern end, and at East 206th Street and Bainbridge Avenue at its western end. 205th Street turns diagonally southwest at Perry Avenue, while the subway maintains its previous direction, lining up with Van Cortland Avenue before turning south onto Grand Concourse.