The Allerton Avenue station is a local

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on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the

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. Located in the shopping district of

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, at Allerton Avenue 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 Dual Contracts. It opened on March 3, 1917, as part of an extension of the IRT White Plains Road Line from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield with access to rapid transit service. Service on the new portion of the line was operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time. The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940. This station was renovated in early 2005 at a cost of $12.76 million.

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. 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 black name plates with white lettering. The 2006 artwork here is called ''Allerton Mandalas'' by Michele Brody. It consists of

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panels on the platform windscreens featuring twisting colors of red and green (representing the trunk lines of the 2 and 5 trains).

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down a waiting area. The back of the token booth faces this crossunder with a steel fences on either side. On the Wakefield-bound side, there are two exit only turnstiles. On the Manhattan-bound side, there is an emergency gate and a bank of three turnstiles. Outside fare control, two staircases go down to the northwest and southeast corners of Allerton Avenue and

. The station house has windows.

References

External links

* * nycsubway.org �
Allerton Mandalas Artwork by Michele Brody (2006)
* Station Reporter �

* The Subway Nut �

* MTA's Arts For Transit �

* [https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=40.865627,-73.867371&spn=0.003813,0.013433&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.865712,-73.867364&panoid=-tK2O6ObMW5Uesq_Y5U4mA&cbp=12,227.55,,0,5.29 Allerton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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