Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)

Fordham Road
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Western stair
Station statistics
Address	East Fordham Road & Grand Concourse Bronx, NY 10468
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Fordham Heights
Coordinates	40°51′45″N 73°53′50″W / 40.862414°N 73.897133°W / 40.862414; -73.897133Coordinates: 40°51′45″N 73°53′50″W / 40.862414°N 73.897133°W / 40.862414; -73.897133
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Concourse Line
Services	B  (rush hours until 7:00 p.m.)       D  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx22, Bx34 MTA Bus: BxM4 Bee-Line Bus: 62
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1933; 83 years ago (1933-07-01)
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3,905,346  3%
Rank	129 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Kingsbridge Road: B  D
Next south	182nd–183rd Streets (local): B  D  Tremont Avenue (express): D
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops rush hours only
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Fordham Road is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fordham Road and Grand Concourse in one of the largest shopping districts in New York City, it is served by the D train at all times and the B train during rush hours only.

Fordham Road is the largest station on the Concourse Line in terms of space, as it contains numerous closed stairs and passageways. The southbound island platform widens at the north end of the station to facilitate a wall that splits it half, creating two "side" platforms. The northbound island platform is like others found throughout the system. During construction of the station, the main road of Grand Concourse was diverted into an underpass below Fordham Road, while the subway tracks were placed underneath either service road; the space in between the split southbound platform is likely where the underpass dips below grade-level. The split portion of the southbound platform once had a passageway from the northernmost staircase at the Fordham Road side from the middle track to the local one; it is cordoned off permanently by a wall and employee-only door.

Between the north and south fare control areas is a small passageway on the eastern side of the station, half of which is outside the paid area and fenced off. The Fordham Road entrance is not accessible from the "local" side of the southbound platform; during off-peak hours, passengers must walk to the center of the platform for all downtown service. There is a Rapid Transit Operations Field Office at the south end of the full-time mezzanine, a result of the shortening of the mezzanine and elimination of two platform stairs for each side. Both platforms have six stairs to mezzanine level. The northbound one also has two closed stairs while the southbound has four, two on both the local and express sides.

The tile band is Concord Grape with Black Grape borders. On the walls of the southbound platform are mosaics reading "FORDHAM RD". The tablets show a different shade of purple in the center. A closed tower sits on the south end at the southbound platform.

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