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Morris Park
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Paulding Avenue & Esplanade Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Morris Park, Pelham Parkway
Coordinates	40°51′16″N 73°51′37″W / 40.854429°N 73.860397°W / 40.854429; -73.860397
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	5  (all times)
Structure	Partially underground and partially on embankment
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-29) (NYW&B station) May 15, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-05-15) (re-opened as a Subway station)
Closed	December 12, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-12-12) (NYW&B station)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	521,846  11.1%
Rank	380 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Pelham Parkwaytoward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Local East 180th Streettoward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Former services Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station Pelham Parkwaytoward White Plains or Port Chester via Columbus Avenue Main Line 180th Streettoward Harlem River
Location Show map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New York
Track layout Legend to Pelham Parkway to Unionport Yard to East 180th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights
Morris Park Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Under Esplanade Ave. at Bogart and Colden Ave. and Hone Ave., Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40°51′16″N 73°51′37″W / 40.854429°N 73.860397°W / 40.854429; -73.860397
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Architect	Reed and Stem; Fellheimer & Long
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000677
Added to NRHP	July 6, 2005

The Morris Park station is a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway served by the 5 train at all times. It is located at Paulding Avenue and the Esplanade in Morris Park, Bronx.

History

New York, Westchester and Boston Railway

The station opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B), a subsidiary of the New York, New Haven and Hartford. The line was designed for the weight of the heaviest mainline steam trains. The NYW&B offered frequent service between 138th Street in the South Bronx and White Plains and Port Chester in Westchester County. The White Plains and Port Chester branches diverged at Mount Vernon Junction near Columbus Avenue along the boundary between Mount Vernon and Pelham.

The two outer tracks at Morris Park were for trains that made local stops in the Bronx, and went to Port Chester. The two inner tracks were for express trains that made limited stops in the Bronx, and went to White Plains. The trains were powered by 11,000 Volt 25 Hz alternating current supplied from an overhead catenary. The cut-off stumps of the catenary bridges remain along the right of way and can be seen from the south ends of the platforms.

Service ended on December 12, 1937, following the bankruptcy of the NYW&B.

New York City Transit

The New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) bought the NYW&B within the Bronx north of East 180th Street in April 1940 for $1.8 million and rehabilitated the line. On May 15, 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. The Dyre Avenue Line was connected directly to the White Plains Road Line north of East 180th Street for $3 million with a flying junction and through service began on May 6, 1957.

Between 1954 and 1961, ridership on the line increased by 100 percent, owing to the development of the northeast Bronx. On February 27, 1962, the New York City Transit Authority announced a $700,000 modernization plan of the Dyre Avenue Line. The plan included the reconstruction of the Dyre Avenue station, and the extension of the platforms of the other four stations on the line, including Morris Park, to 525 feet (160 m) to accommodate ten-car trains. At the time, the line was served by 9-car trains during the day, and 3-car shuttles overnight.

The platforms at Morris Park were extended towards the south, requiring a reduction in the height of the outboard plate girders of the bridge over Colden Avenue so that the bottoms of the platforms would be above the tops of the girders. The massive overdesign of the bridge allowed ample margin for trimming the girders.

On November 24, 1979, an R22 car, #7602, was involved in a rear-ending accident here.

The Bronx-bound platform was closed for renovation from February 17, 1992 to August 31, 1992, earlier than its expected reopening in late fall 1992. As part of the project, the station received new benches, fluorescent lighting, an upgraded electrical system and stairway from the station building to Paulding Avenue. The station renovation was to be fully completed in November with repairs to the station building, including a new ceiling, a new clay-tile roof, and new windows and doors.

From the 1990s until the early 2000s the platform walls had a red and blue skyline design, before being painted beige. In the late 1990s, the original concrete exterior walls alongside the station platforms and the original roof that was supported on concrete columns and massive cantilevered timbers were replaced with steel bents supporting a clad metal wall system and a corrugated metal roof deck.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2005.

Station layout

Ground level		Station house, entrance/exit to Esplanade, Paulding Avenue, and Woodmansten Place
Platform level	Side platform,
	Northbound local	← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (Pelham Parkway)
	Northbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green evenings/weekends (East 180th Street) → → late night shuttle toward East 180th Street (Terminus) →
	Side platform

The station has two side platforms with four tracks (two center express tracks formerly used by the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway) and is partially underground and partially on an embankment. The underground portion is at the south end of a 4,000-foot (1,200 m) long, four-track tunnel under the Bronx and Pelham Parkway. This tunnel includes a four-track underground station, the Pelham Parkway station, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the Morris Park station. The heavy construction and high clearances greatly exceed the size and weight requirements of IRT subway cars. The station, served by the 5 train at all times, is between East 180th Street to the south and Pelham Parkway to the north.

The emblem of the NYW&B, was the caduceus, a staff entwined with serpents that has served as a symbol of commerce since Classical times. It is cast into several locations of the concrete facade facing the Esplanade.

Exit

The station's only entrance/exit is a head house at the southwest corner of Esplanade and Paulding Avenue. The head house is notable for its graceful Spanish Mission style architecture and robust reinforced concrete construction. The handsome exterior, with its tall arched windows and tiled roof, has been restored to good condition. It was designed by Alfred T. Fellheimer, who was the lead architect for Grand Central Terminal.

There was formerly an exit under the tracks with a waiting room that led to the north side of Colden Avenue near Lydig Avenue. It is now bricked over.

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. General Statement of the Affairs of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. 1914. p. 15. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
5. "Westchester Line Passes with 1937". The New York Times. January 1, 1938. p. 36. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
6. "Westchester Line Passes with 1937". The New York Times. January 1, 1938. p. 36. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
7. Cudahy, Brian J. (2003). A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823222957.
8. "Rail Line is Added to Subway System". The New York Times. May 16, 1941. p. 25. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
9. "Transit Record for 1940-1941". Photobucket. March 1942. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
10. "Subway Trains Run to Dyre Avenue: Through Service Replacing Shuttle for Part of Each Day on Bronx Line" (PDF). The New York Times. May 7, 1957. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
11. "IRT Spur Opens Today: Dyre Avenue Line in Bronx Will Have Five Stations" (PDF). The New York Times. May 6, 1957. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
12. "For Release: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1962 #238" (PDF). New York City Transit Authority. February 27, 1962. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
13. "IRT Improvements Set: $700,000 Contract Awarded for Work on Dyre Ave. Line" (PDF). The New York Times. February 28, 1962. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
14. "Attention 5 Subway Customers: Morris Park Bronx-bound platform is closing February 17th to late Fall 1992". New York Daily News. February 14, 1992. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
15. "It's Fixed. Morris Park station Dyre Av-bound platform re-opens 7 AM Monday, August 31". New York Daily News. August 28, 1992. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
16. "5 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
17. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
18. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Parkway" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
19. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot (June 2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-8129-3107-6.
20. "Historic Structures Report: Morris Park Subway Station (IRT)" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. May 27, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Morris Park
• Station Reporter — 5 Train
• The Subway Nut — Morris Park Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Stairway on Paulding Avenue leading to the entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station house from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue  Express	Nereid Ave. branch Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East Dyre Ave. branch Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Baychester Avenue Gun Hill Road Pelham Parkway Morris Park East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 138th Street–Grand Concourse 125th Street 86th Street 59th Street Grand Central–42nd Street 14th Street–Union Square Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Fulton Street Wall Street Bowling Green Borough Hall Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College President Street–Medgar Evers College Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Dyre Ave. Line	Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Baychester Avenue Gun Hill Road Pelham Parkway Morris Park [to East 180th Street, White Plains Rd. Line →]
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx, New York
Historic districts	Fort Schuyler Grand Concourse Historic District Jerome Park Reservoir Longwood Historic District Morris High School Historic District Mott Haven Historic District
Historic properties	Houses 175 Belden Street Bartow–Pell Mansion Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir Robert Colgate House Sunnyslope Valentine–Varian House Van Cortlandt House Wave Hill William E. Dodge House Religious buildings Chevra Linas Hazedek Synagogue of Harlem and the Bronx Christ Church Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil Grace Episcopal Church Lisanti Chapel Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex St. Ann's Episcopal Church St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex St. Stephen's Methodist Church Tremont Baptist Church Subway stations Jackson Avenue Morris Park Mott Avenue Control House New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building Pelham Parkway Prospect Avenue Simpson Street Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Woodlawn Other structures 48th Police Precinct Station 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable 1100 Grand Concourse Bronx Borough Courthouse Bronx County Courthouse Bronx General Post Office Bronx River Parkway Casa Amadeo, antigua Casa Hernandez Crotona Park Dollar Savings Bank Edenwald Houses Fonthill Castle and the Administration Building of the College of Mount St. Vincent Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory High Bridge High Pumping Station Kingsbridge Armory Morrisania Post Office Park Plaza Apartments Port Morris Ferry Bridges Public School 11 Public School 15 Public School 17 Rainey Memorial Gates C. Rieger's Sons Factory Riverdale Monument Washington Bridge Wave Hill Williamsbridge Oval
National Historic Landmarks	Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite Bartow–Pell Mansion Lorillard Snuff Mill New York Botanical Garden Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Lorillard Snuff Mill LuEsther T. Mertz Library United Workers Cooperatives University Heights Campus Gould Memorial Library Hall of Fame for Great Americans Van Cortlandt House Woodlawn Cemetery
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx, New York and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York

• IRT Dyre Avenue Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1941
• Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
• Reed and Stem buildings
• 1912 establishments in New York City
• National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx
• Morris Park, Bronx