Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Dusk shot of a train on Track Number 1 in November 2013
Station statistics
Address	Dyre Avenue & East 233rd Street Bronx, NY 10466
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Eastchester
Coordinates	40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 73°49′50″W / 40.889055°N 73.830614°W / 40.889055; -73.830614
Division	A (IRT, formerly NYW&B)
Line	IRT Dyre Avenue Line
Services	2  (weekends and weekend late nights)       5  (weekdays and weekday late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx16 Bee-Line Bus: 52, 55
Structure	Embankment / Elevated
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 29, 1912; 105 years ago (1912-05-29) (NYW&B station)
Rebuilt	May 15, 1941; 76 years ago (1941-05-15) (as a Subway station)
Station code	442
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,293,411  2.8%
Rank	326 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal): 2  5
Next south	Baychester Avenue: 2  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights
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Eastchester–Dyre Avenue (signed as simply Dyre Avenue) is the northern terminal station of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, at Dyre Avenue and East 233rd Street in the Bronx neighborhood of Eastchester. It is served by the 5 train on weekdays and the 2 train on weekends.

Opened on May 29, 1912 as a local station of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, it closed on December 12, 1937 when the NYW&B went bankrupt. In 1940, New York City purchased the right of way from the Bronx / Westchester County boundary southward. In 1941, a shuttle service was implemented between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street using IRT gate cars. In 1957, a physical connection was made to the IRT White Plains Road Line, and through service was provided.

When the station was rebuilt for subway service the two side platforms were removed, with a small piece of the northbound remaining. The four tracks were converted to two tracks using the northbound local and southbound express tracks. An island platform was placed over the northbound express trackbed. The NYW&B's southbound local trackbed can still be seen, and is currently used only for an electrical shed on the north end of the bridge, as well as girders holding up two construction trailers used by MTA crew members over the south end of the bridge. The two tracks extend one train length past the station, and end at bumper blocks.