Nereid Avenue station

Nereid Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Nereid Avenue (East 238th Street) & White Plains Road Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield
Coordinates	40°53′53″N 73°51′14″W / 40.898°N 73.854°W / 40.898; -73.854
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   5  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx16, Bx39 MTA Bus: BxM11 Bee-Line Bus: 25, 26, 42
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 31, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-03-31)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	East 238th Street 238th Street–Nereid Avenue Nereid Avenue–238th Street
Traffic
2023	583,996[2]  0.7%
Rank	365 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Wakefield–241st Street 2  Terminus Local 233rd Street 2  ​5  toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
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Track layout Legend to Wakefield–241st Street to 239th Street Yard to 233rd Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Nereid Avenue station (/ˈnɪəriɪd/ NEER-ee-id; formerly East 238th Street station) is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Nereid Avenue (East 238th Street) and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx.^[3] It is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction. Nereid Avenue is the northern terminal for all peak-direction rush-hour 5 trains that use this branch. However, all 2 trains terminate at the next stop, Wakefield–241st Street.^[4][5]