238th Street station

 238 Street
 "1" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms
Station statistics
AddressWest 238th Street & Broadway, Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleKingsbridge
Coordinates40°53′6.35″N 73°54′2.19″W / 40.8850972°N 73.9006083°W / 40.8850972; -73.9006083
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1 all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx3, Bx9
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedAugust 1, 1908 (116 years ago) (1908-08-01)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
2023959,752[2]Increase 10%
Rank298 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
Terminus

Local
231st Street
Location
238th Street station is located in New York City Subway
238th Street station
238th Street station is located in New York City
238th Street station
238th Street station is located in New York
238th Street station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times 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.

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.