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Wakefield–241 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
The southeast entrance at 241st Street
Station statistics
Address	East 241st Street & White Plains Road Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield
Coordinates	40°54′11″N 73°51′00″W / 40.903°N 73.85°W / 40.903; -73.85
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx39 MTA Bus: BxM11 Bee-Line Bus: 40, 41, 42, 43 Metro-North: Harlem Line (at Wakefield)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform (in service) 2 side platforms (unused) Spanish solution
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	December 13, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-12-13)
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite- direction transfer	N/A
Former/other names	241 Street (used on entrances and platform signs) East 241 Street Becker Avenue
Traffic
2023	794,723  0.5%
Rank	335 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Terminus Local Nereid Avenuetoward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Terminus no service Gun Hill Roadexpress
Location Show map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New York
Track layout Legend to Nereid Avenue to Gun Hill Road
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekends and weekend late nights

The Wakefield–241st Street station (signed as 241st Street) is a terminal station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 241st Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx. It is served by the 2 train at all times. This station is geographically the northernmost station in the entire New York City Subway system.

History

The station officially opened on December 13, 1920, as East 241st Street, when the final portion of the line was opened. The line had been extended one stop north from East 238th Street. This portion of the line had its opening delayed, owing to construction on the line between the two stations for the construction of the 239th Street Yard. Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard. The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.

The station was renovated from July to December 2005 at a cost of $17.25 million. The station, as part of the renovation, got a new high-quality public address system, new platform edge and ADA tactile warning strips, major structural repairs, new canopies over the stairs and platforms, repaired walls, renewed floors, and a redesign of the area around the station booth.

In 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MTA $157 million for accessibility renovations at five stations, including Wakefield–241st Street. The funds would be used to add elevators, signs, and public-announcement systems, as well as repair platforms and stairs, at each station.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, not in service
	Track 2	← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) → ← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
	Island platform
	Track 3	← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Nereid Avenue) → ← (No service: Gun Hill Road)
	Side platform, not in service
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

At this station, there are two tracks, one center island platform and two disused side platforms here. The two tracks end at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms. The station was formerly set up as a Spanish solution with alighting passengers using the side platforms and boarding passengers using the island platform. Now all passengers use the island platform.

The middle of the platform features a backlit track departure sign labeled Tracks 3 and 2, indicating which train leaves first. There are also crew quarters at platform level.

To the south of the station, the tracks make a connection to the 239th Street Yard before splitting into three tracks. Just three blocks north of the station on White Plains Road lies the border between The Bronx and Westchester.

The 2006 artwork featured at the station is Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal, which focuses on birds living in and visiting the city. The artwork is made of faceted glass in the platform windscreens.

Exits

The exit is at the north end. Fare control is past the bumper blocks, from where there is one stair to the southwest corner of 241st Street and White Plains Road, and two stairs to the southeast corner.

Names

This terminal station has gone by a number of different names. Becker Avenue was an earlier name for the station at the time of its construction, and it officially opened as East 241st Street on December 13, 1920. By 1984, it was renamed 241st Street on entrances and platform signs.

The station was initially signed on the New York City Subway map as 241st Street–Wakefield. It has been signed on the map under its current name since 1998.

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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. ^ "Neighborhood Map Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
4. "2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
5. "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. December 12, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
6. "www.nycsubway.org: Operation of the White Plains Road Line (1917)". www.nycsubway.org. March 24, 1914. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
7. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. June 13, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
8. "Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest 1248134780.
9. MTA 2006 Adopted Budget - February Financial Plan - Part 3 (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2006. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
10. "Subway riders have mixed reactions to 241st Street stop closure during renovations". Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
11. "241 St Station Closed for Rehabilitation" (PDF). New York City Transit. July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
12. "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.
13. "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
14. "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
15. ^ Gonella, Catalina (May 28, 2024). "NYC subway stops and East Orange NJ Transit station are getting accessibility upgrades". Gothamist. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
16. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) . Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
17. Barnes, John (July 23, 2006). "Track departure sign". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
18. Rosenfeld, Robbie (July 22, 2010). "Permanent Residents and Visitors by Alfredo Ceibal". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
19. "Art en Route: A Guide to Art in the MTA Network" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
20. "Chapter 2: Interborough Routes and Stations". www.nycsubway.org. Public Service Commission. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
21. "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow" (PDF). New York Times. December 12, 1920. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
22. Panse, Richard (March 20, 2005). "241 Street, before 2005 renovation". www.nycsubway.org. 241 Street: www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT White Plains Road Line: Wakefield–241st Street

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Seventh Avenue Express	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 86th Street* 79th Street* 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center* 59th Street–Columbus Circle* 50th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street* 23rd Street* 18th Street* 14th Street Christopher Street–Stonewall* Houston Street* Canal Street* Franklin Street* Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College President Street–Medgar Evers College Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
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)
White Plains Rd. Line ​	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East [← to Morris Park, Dyre Ave. Line] East 180th Street 180th Street–Bronx Park→ West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse [to 138th Street–Grand Concourse, Jerome Ave. Line → / to 135th Street, Lenox 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.

• Future accessible New York City Subway stations
• IRT White Plains Road Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920
• 1920 establishments in New York City
• Wakefield, Bronx
• New York City Subway terminals