The 225th Street station is a local station on the

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of the New York City Subway. Located in

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, at the intersection of 225th Street and

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, it is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction.

History

This station was built under the

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. On March 3, 1917, the IRT White Plains Road Line was extended from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and

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with access to rapid transit service. Service was initially operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time. An extension to , including the 225th Street and stations, finally opened on March 31, 1917. The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940. It was renovated in fall 2005 at a cost of $13.23 million.

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two

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s. The center track is normally not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green outlines, frames, and support columns in the center and black, waist-high steel fences at either ends with lampposts at regular intervals. The windscreens have mesh fences at various points. The station signs are in the standard white lettering on black name plates. The 2006 artwork here is called ''Universal City'' by Nicky Enright. It consists of stained glass windows on the platform windscreens depicting images related to

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, including constellations, shooting stars, orbiting planets, and moons.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a waiting area. The back of the token booth faces the crossunder with steel fences on either side. On the

-bound side, there are two exit only turnstiles. On the

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-bound side, there is an emergency gate and a bank of three

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s. Outside

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, two staircases go down to the northwest and southeast corners of 225th Street and White Plains Road. The station house has glass windows.

References

External links

* * nycsubway.org �
Universal City Artwork by Nicky Enright (2006)
* Station Reporter �

* The Subway Nut �

* MTA's Arts For Transit �

* [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.888057,-73.860322&spn=0.00614,0.011061&layer=c&cbll=40.888151,-73.860275&panoid=lmWBFUeSwdEmscrUR8X7uQ&cbp=12,222.29,,0,12.48&t=m&z=17 225th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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