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Overview

Opened: 7/1/1933

Three tracks, two island platforms. Tile is Grape with a Plum border. The downtown platform is particularly wide as it approaches a wall to the north where that island splits into narrow individual platforms serving the downtown and center tracks. That section has name tablets in plum with a grape border, matching and reversing the pattern of the wall tile.

Although called "Fordham Road" the actual station lies principally beneath 188th Street and a bit south of there. The full mezzanine is a block to the south of Fordham Road with two independent downward sloping passenger ramps from Fordham to 188th under the side walks on each side of the Concourse. At Fordham one can not pass from one side of the Concourse to the other using the subway entrances as is the case at 188th and most other Concourse stations; a feature often used by those wanting to get from one side of the wide boulevard to the other -- often well utilized during rain.

The boulevard itself passes under Fordham Road via a vehicular underpass starting at 188th which forces the tracks at the north third of the station to diverge. There the center and uptown tracks veer to the east and the single downtown track stays directly under the west side service road which turns slightly east as it exits the station as the above Concourse turns a bit after passing north of Fordham. (Passengers on the platforms at the north ends can clearly hear traffic - car horns, brake squeaks, diesel noise, etc., sounds of vehicles as they travel on the ramp.) At this point the station is physically divided with the uptown platform and tracks to one side passing under the east service road and private property while the downtown platform is walled-off and separated to the west as the vehicle ramp descends through the mezzanine level down to the track/station platform level. The tracks remain physically separated by the underpass until just a hundred or so yards before the Kingsbridge Road Station.)

There is an inactive tower at the south end of the southbound platform. During anticipated snow of significant accumulation or extremely cold weather, the MTA removes idle equipment from the Concourse yard (outdoors) and parks them underground on the center track where temperatures remain above freezing; for those moves including relaying equipment back north to Bedford & 205th for rush-hour service, the tower is usually pressed into temporary service.

The full mezzanine has fare control in the center at the 188th Street direct entrances. The south end of the mezzanine has a mosaic indicating "to change booth." The northwest exit, leading to the northwest corner of Fordham and Grand Concourse is closed off; the northeast one is closed except at certain hours and is then the only entrances actually from "Fordham Road" proper, all others being at 188th Street.

Photo Gallery

Image 860 (65k, 722x495) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: Fordham Road	Image 862 (49k, 722x493) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: Fordham Road	Image 863 (83k, 724x492) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: Fordham Road	Image 1821 (127k, 1024x685) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road	Image 1878 (172k, 1024x666) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road
Image 2437 (180k, 1024x665) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road	Image 2505 (176k, 1024x669) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road	Image 8019 (217k, 1024x711) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road	Image 40245 (89k, 640x480) Photo by: Oren H. Location: Fordham Road	Image 40246 (89k, 640x480) Photo by: Oren H. Location: Fordham Road
Image 40456 (184k, 1024x697) Photo by: Doug Grotjahn Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: Fordham Road	Image 57844 (221k, 1044x788) Photo by: DeAndre Burrell Location: Fordham Road	Image 107530 (228k, 1044x788) Photo by: David-Paul Gerber Location: Fordham Road	Image 107536 (228k, 1044x788) Photo by: David-Paul Gerber Location: Fordham Road	Image 107537 (230k, 1044x788) Photo by: David-Paul Gerber Location: Fordham Road

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