By Peggy Darlington (about) (contact)
Edited by David Pirmann (about) (contact)
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platform edge columns curve into the distance at 170th Street,
Concourse Line. Photo by Wayne
Whitehorne. |
The Concourse Line runs from 145th Street in Manhattan
(lower level) to 205th Street in the Bronx. Due to the Grand Concourse
having grade separations at cross streets many stations have an exit
at platform level or, in the case of one station, going down to exit
from the subway, as well as the traditional going up to exit via a
mezzanine. The line parallels the IRT #4 Woodlawn/Jerome Ave. line
which is one and a half blocks further west, a clear example of the
attempt by then Mayor Hylan to try to put the IRT and BMT out of
business via direct competition.
Proposals have been made to extend this line past 205th
Street into the East Bronx but when the city acquired the Dyre
Ave. Line this idea was shelved.
All stations along this line feature the standard IND
station name in white on black tile. All stations are local with two
wall platforms except where noted as having island platforms.
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