167 Street
167th Street station facing northbound in January 2025
Station statistics
Address	East 167th Street and River Avenue Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Highbridge,Concourse
Coordinates	40°50′08″N73°55′17″W / 40.835665°N 73.921337°W /40.835665; -73.921337
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Jerome Avenue Line IRT Ninth Avenue Line (formerly)
Services	4  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Bx35[2]
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1917 (108 years ago) (1917-06-02)
Traffic
2024	1,709,423[3]  10.1%
Rank	191 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 170th Street 4  towardWoodlawn 161st Street–Yankee Stadium 4  towardCrown Heights–Utica Avenue Burnside Avenue 4  limited
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station   no service Anderson–Jerome Avenues demolished
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to170th Street Ninth Avenue elevated trackways end to161st Street–Yankee Stadium
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The167th Street station is a localstation on theIRT Jerome Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and River Avenue in theHighbridge neighborhood ofthe Bronx, it is served by the4 train at all times. This station was constructed by theInterborough Rapid Transit Company as part of theDual Contracts and opened in 1917.

TheDual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in theCity of New York. The contracts were "dual" in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (theInterborough Rapid Transit Company and theBrooklyn Rapid Transit Company), all working together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in the Bronx. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build an elevated line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.^[4][5][6]

167th Street station opened as part of the initial section of the line to Kingsbridge Road on June 2, 1917. Service was initially operated as a shuttle between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street.^[7][8]

On July 1, 1918, trains on theNinth Avenue Elevated began stopping here, as they were extended from155th Street, entering the Bronx via thePutnam Bridge, a now-demolishedswing bridge immediately north of theMacombs Dam Bridge, to connect with the Jerome Avenue line between 161st Street and 167th Street.^[9][10][11]

Through service to theIRT Lexington Avenue Line began on July 17, 1918.^[9] The line was completed with a final extension toWoodlawn on April 15, 1918.^[12] This section was initially served by shuttle service, with passengers transferring at this station.^[13][14] The construction of the line encouraged development along Jerome Avenue, and led to the growth of the surrounding communities.^[7]

A new high exit turnstile entrance from the southern end of the northbound platform opened on October 6, 1931.^[15]

The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.^[16][17] Also in 1940, theNew York City Board of Transportation proposed that the IRT Ninth Avenue Line should be connected to theIRT Lenox Avenue Line near the currentHarlem–148th Street station.^[18] However, the tunnel fromSedgwick Avenue toAnderson–Jerome Avenues was built to elevated-railway standards, whose "open"third rails were shorter than the subway's "covered" third rails, as the "open" rails did not have any protective covers on top. This incompatibility prevented the connection from being built.^[19] Another issue was that the Ninth Avenue Line could not carry subway cars, it was only strong enough to carry the lighter elevated cars.^[20]: 244

From 1940 to 1958, 167th Street served as a terminal for the last remnant of the Ninth Avenue El operating from155th Street (Polo Grounds) to 167th Street. On reaching 167th Street, trains would switch to the center track, change direction, and return to 155th Street on the downtown track. Service was eventually reduced to a single two-car train operating in both directions on the uptown track.^[21] In 1958, service was discontinued after theNew York Giants left forSan Francisco. From the southern end of the station, the ramps leading to the Ninth Avenue line structure can still be seen. These ramps end south of the southwest corner of River Avenue and 164th Street, between Gate 8 and the 164th Street parking garage atYankee Stadium.

This station was rehabilitated in 2004.^[22][23]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← towardWoodlawn(170th Street) ← towardBurnside Avenue (select rush hour trips)(Terminus)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	→ towardCrown Heights–Utica Avenue (New Lots Avenue late nights)(161st Street–Yankee Stadium) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

This elevated station has three tracks with twoside platforms.^[24] The 4 stops here at all times.^[25]

This station has old-style signs that have been painted over and covered up with new-style signs. It also features new^[when?]fare control railings as a crossunder.

Fare control is situated in themezzanine under the tracks. Outside of the fare control area, exit stairs go to all corners of River Avenue and 167th Street.^[26]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to167th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org –IRT Woodlawn Line: 167th Street
• nycsubway.org –9th Avenue El:
• nycsubway.org —A Bronx Reflection Artwork by Carol Sun (2006)
• Station Reporter —4 Train
• Forgotten NY: Subways and Trains —9th Avenue Line
• "Ninth Avenue Express".Station Reporter. Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2009.
• The Subway Nut —167th Street PicturesArchived June 15, 2017, at theWayback Machine
• MTA's Arts For Transit —167th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
• 167th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
• IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917
• 1917 establishments in New York City
• Concourse, Bronx
• Highbridge, Bronx

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