238th Street station

238 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
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Station statistics
Address	West 238th Street & Broadway, Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Kingsbridge
Coordinates	40°53′6.35″N 73°54′2.19″W / 40.8850972°N 73.9006083°W / 40.8850972; -73.9006083
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	1  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx3, Bx9
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	August 1, 1908 (116 years ago) (1908-08-01)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	959,752[2]  10%
Rank	298 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Terminus Local 231st Street toward South Ferry
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Track layout Legend to 242nd Street to 240th Street Yard to 231st Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The 238th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 238th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the station opened on August 1, 1908, as part of the first subway. The northbound platform was lengthened in 1910 while the southbound platform was lengthened in 1948. In 2018, the fare controls at the station were changed to allow entries in the northbound direction.