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East 149 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A northbound 6 train leaving East 149th Street station in 2018
Station statistics
Address	East 149th Street & Southern Boulevard Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Woodstock
Coordinates	40°48′44″N 73°54′15″W / 40.812088°N 73.904171°W / 40.812088; -73.904171
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx17, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-01-07)
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	966,053  4.1%
Rank	297 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Longwood Avenuetoward Pelham Bay Park Local East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Streettoward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New York
Track layout Legend to Longwood Avenue to East 143rd St–St. Mary's St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The East 149th Street station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of East 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, and Southern Boulevard in the Woodstock neighborhood of the Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. The station became fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in 2023.

History

This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of an extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The station was built as part of the Dual Contracts.

Both platforms were extended at the west (railroad south) end in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (514 feet (157 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and the trim line is maroon with "E 149TH ST" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. A contract for two elevators at the station was awarded in December 2020. The elevators opened for use on September 15, 2023.

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits Elevators at: Northwest corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard for southbound trains. Southeast corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard for northbound trains.
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester weekdays) (Longwood Avenue) →
	Side platform

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service. The 6 local train serves the station at all times. The next stop to the south is East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street, while the next stop to the north is Longwood Avenue.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "149" tablets for "East 149th Street" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "E. 149TH STREET" in all-caps, serif lettering. Yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at either ends at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. Closed newsstands on the platforms have been tiled over.

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either eastern corner of Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the northwest corner.

Elevators lead up from the southbound and northbound platforms to the northwestern and southeastern corners of Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street, respectively.

References

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. ^ "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
5. "MTA Announces Accessibility Projects at Eight Stations Throughout the Five Boroughs" (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
6. "Going up! Today, we unveiled two brand new elevators at E 149 St on the 6 line, making the station fully accessible. 🎉 This marks the completion of our 5th accessible station project in 2023 so far, with 7 more stations expected to be finished by the end of the year". twitter.com. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
7. "MTA Opens New Elevators Making Another Bronx Subway Station Fully Accessible". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
8. Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
9. "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
10. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
11. "East 149th Street Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: East 149th Street
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• East 149th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Pelham Line ​	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street [to 125th Street, Lexington Ave. Line →]
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

• Accessible New York City Subway stations
• IRT Pelham Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1919
• Longwood, Bronx