Wakefield – 241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)

Wakefield–241st Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
The southeast entrance at 241st Street
Station statistics
Address	East 241st Street & White Plains Road Bronx, NY 10466
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield
Coordinates	40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85Coordinates: 40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx39 MTA Bus: BxM11 Bee-Line Bus: 40, 41, 42, 43 Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Wakefield)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform (in service) 2 side platforms (unused) Spanish solution
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 13, 1920; 96 years ago (1920-12-13)
Former/other names	241 Street (used on entrances and platform signs) East 241 Street Becker Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,654,707  0.9%
Rank	289 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 2
Next south	Nereid Avenue (local): 2  Gun Hill Road (express): no regular service
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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Wakefield–241st Street is a terminal station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. It is served by the 2 train at all times. This station is geographically the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.

The station officially opened on December 13, 1920 when the final portion of the line was opened; it was extended from its previous terminal at East 238th Street to its permanent terminal at East 241 Street. This portion of the line had its opening delayed, owing to construction on the line between the two stations for the construction of the 239th Street Yard. Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard.

The station was renovated from July 30, 2005 to December 11, 2005, as part of a $167 million project to renovate ten stations on the White Plains Road Line. The station, as part of the renovation, got a new high-quality public address system, new platform edge and ADA tactile warning strips, major structural repairs, new canopies over the stairs and platforms, repaired walls, renewed floors, and a redesign of the area around the station booth.

At this station, there are two tracks, one center island platform and two disused side platforms here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform.

The middle of the platform features a backlit track departure sign labeled Tracks 3 and 2, this indicates which 2 train leaves first. There is also a crew quarter at platform level.