Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station

 Van Cortlandt Park–242 Street
 
Looking south from the north end of the tracks, a 1 train enters Track 1. Another 1 train sits at Track 4.
Station statistics
AddressWest 242nd Street & Broadway
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleRiverdale & Fieldston
Coordinates40°53′21″N 73°53′55″W / 40.889222°N 73.898583°W / 40.889222; -73.898583
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform (in service)
2 side platforms (unused)
Spanish solution
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 1, 1908 (1908-08-01)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Opposite-
direction
transfer
N/A
Former/other names242 St–Van Cortlandt Park
Traffic
20231,409,910 4.4%
Rank223 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Terminus
Local
238th Street
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
242nd Street - Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT)
ArchitectHeins & LaFarge
Architectural styleVictorian Gothic
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.05000226
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2003

The Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station is the northern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway (US Route 9) in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times. It is adjacent to Van Cortlandt Park to the east, Manhattan University, and the 240th Street Yard of the subway system, along with the affluent neighborhoods of Fieldston and Riverdale to the west.

It was built from a design by subway architects Heins & LaFarge. Today it is the only remaining Victorian Gothic elevated terminal station on the subway, and contains the subway's only remaining scrolled station sign among its decorative flourishes. In 2005, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.