Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line)
Encyclopedia
Tremont Avenue is an express station
on the IND Concourse Line
of the New York City Subway
. Located at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Grand Concourse, it is served by the D
train at all times and B
train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platform
s.
Prior to a 1999 renovation, the station had a full length mezzanine
above the platforms that connected both fare control areas. The full time booth is on the south side at Tremont Avenue with three street stairs and two stairs to each platform. The street stair on the west side has a small passageway. The part time side at the north end had its booth removed during the aforementioned renovation and two street stairs (one to each side of the Concourse at 179th Street) and two stairs to each platform.
There is also one staircase at the center of each platform. They only lead to a storage area, but the passageway can be seen from platform level. The tile band is Claret red and the name mosaics are replicas of the 1933 originals. The I-beams have been painted a shade of red to match. Tile bands are also present in the mezzanines, and matching "T" (for Tremont) plaques have been fitted—the only IND station to feature these. A closed tower sits on the south end of the Manhattan
-bound platform.
The 2000 artwork here is called Uptown New York by Frank Leslie Hampton. It uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with a rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day. This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the full-time booth area.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Concourse Line
IND Concourse Line
The Concourse Line is an IND subway branch line of the New York City Subway system. It runs from Norwood – 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx to 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. It is the only "B" Division and only fully underground line in the Bronx....
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. Located at the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Grand Concourse, it is served by the D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train at all times and B
B (New York City Subway service)
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train during rush hours only. It has three tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s.
Prior to a 1999 renovation, the station had a full length mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
above the platforms that connected both fare control areas. The full time booth is on the south side at Tremont Avenue with three street stairs and two stairs to each platform. The street stair on the west side has a small passageway. The part time side at the north end had its booth removed during the aforementioned renovation and two street stairs (one to each side of the Concourse at 179th Street) and two stairs to each platform.
There is also one staircase at the center of each platform. They only lead to a storage area, but the passageway can be seen from platform level. The tile band is Claret red and the name mosaics are replicas of the 1933 originals. The I-beams have been painted a shade of red to match. Tile bands are also present in the mezzanines, and matching "T" (for Tremont) plaques have been fitted—the only IND station to feature these. A closed tower sits on the south end of the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound platform.
The 2000 artwork here is called Uptown New York by Frank Leslie Hampton. It uses a mixture of glass and marble mosaics to create a full width display of a Bronx apartment building with a rooftop garden, and clothes hanging out on a line to dry on a cloudy day. This mural is as wide as the mezzanine and faces the full-time booth area.
External links
- nycsubway.org — Uptown New York Artwork by Frank Leslie Hampton (2000)
- Station Reporter — B Train
- Station Reporter — D Train
- The Subway Nut — Tremont Avenue Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Tremont Avenue (IND Concourse Line)
- Tremont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 179th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View