Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line)

 Prospect Avenue
 "2" train"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform with Casa Amadeo
Station statistics
AddressProspect & Westchester Avenues
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleLongwood
Coordinates40°49′08″N 73°54′04″W / 40.819°N 73.901°W / 40.819; -73.901
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT White Plains Road Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
   5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights (all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx17, Bx46[2]
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedNovember 26, 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-26) (3rd Ave. Line; Bergen Avenue By-pass)
July 10, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-07-10) (White Plains Rd. Line)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20231,248,614[3]Increase 1.3%
Rank247 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Intervale Avenue
2 all times5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights

Local
Jackson Avenue
2 all times5 all times except rush hours in the peak direction and late nights
Location
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York City Subway
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York City
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line) is located in New York
Prospect Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times Stops all times
Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT)
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001026[4]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004

The Prospect Avenue station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Prospect and Westchester Avenues in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak 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. ^ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "New York MPS Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT)". Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006, Series: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017, Box: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York, ID: 75312124. National Archives.