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This entrance is now closed, though the street stairs and station house are still present, now being used as employee space. A second fare control area, a mezzanine, at Conway Street in the middle of the platforms was also closed, and was removed in the 2000s as part of the station's renovation.
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 in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times.
The R142As are numbered 7591–7810. They were originally numbered 7211–7810 when built, but cars 7211–7590 were converted into R188s. [10] [11] [12]The R142A contract was divided into three sub-orders: 400 main order cars (7211–7610), 120 option order cars (7611–7730), and 80 cars built under a supplemental contract (R142S) in 2004–2005 [2] [1] to supplement the R142As (7731–7810).
Traffic & Transit MTA Glitch Charged Riders New $2.90 Fare Weeks Early "Fare beaters not affected tho," one person tweeted after the MTA said riders affected by the OMNY glitch will get their 15 ...
Local elected officials pressured the MTA to eliminate all-local service at these stations. [44] On September 30, 1990, the R was cut back to 71st–Continental Avenue outside of rush hours. Late night service to 179th Street was replaced by G service, while F trains began running local east of 71st Avenue during middays, evenings, and weekends.
[56] [7] A staircase at the northwestern corner of Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard led to the western walkway, but both have been sealed and converted to employee facilities. [60] Automobiles and buses were formerly allowed to drop off and pick up passengers along those walkways (similar to stations on the IND Concourse Line ), but car ...
In January 2020, the New York City Transit (NYCT) sent a request to the MTA Board, asking for permission to forgo competitive bidding for the contract and issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the order, which would now consist of 1,364 cars with all options exercised, instead of approximately 1,500 cars.
The MTA proposed mid-life technological upgrades for the R62s in 2010, including LED destination signs and automated announcements. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In January 2019, the MTA announced that it would be replacing the R62/A fleets with the R262s , a new fleet that would be ordered as part of a future capital program.