The Nereid Avenue station (/ˈnɪəriɪd/ NEER-ee-id; formerly East 238th Street station) is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Nereid Avenue (East 238th Street) and White Plains Road in the Bronx.^[3] It is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during rush hours in the peak direction. Nereid Avenue is the northern terminal for all peak-direction rush-hour 5 trains that use this branch. However, all 2 trains terminate at the next stop, Wakefield–241st Street.^[4][5]

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Nereid Avenue  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Nereid Avenue (East 238th Street) & White Plains Road Bronx, NY
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Wakefield
Coordinates	40.898°N 73.854°W / 40.898; -73.854
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   5  (limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx16, Bx39 MTA Bus: BxM11 Bee-Line Bus: 25, 26, 42
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	March 31, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-03-31)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	East 238th Street 238th Street–Nereid Avenue Nereid Avenue–238th Street
Traffic
2023	583,996[2]  0.7%
Rank	365 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Wakefield–241st Street 2  Terminus Local 233rd Street 2  ​5  toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Wakefield–241st Street to 239th Street Yard to 233rd Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

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This station was built under the Dual Contracts. On March 3, 1917, IRT White Plains Road Line was extended from East 177th Street–East Tremont Avenue to East 219th Street–White Plains Road, providing the Bronx communities of Williamsbridge and Wakefield with access to rapid transit service. Service was initially operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.^[6][7][8] An extension to 238th Street, including the 225th Street and 233rd Street stations, finally opened on March 31, 1917.^[6][7] On July 18, 1917, at the request of local residents near the station, the New York Public Service Commission changed the name of the station from Nereid Avenue to East 238th Street.^[9]

On December 13, 1920, the final portion of the line opened, extending the line from its previous terminal at 238th Street to the line's permanent terminus at 241st Street.^[10] 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 to the north of 238th Street. Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard.^[11] The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.^[12][13]

The station was renovated in 2007 at a cost of $14.46 million.^[14]

Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Terminus) ← PM rush termination track
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Southbound local	← toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Seventh (233rd Street) → ← AM rush toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College via Lexington (233rd Street) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits

This station has three tracks and two side platforms. At the north end of the station, the northbound track ascends to pass over yard leads, while the others descend. A three-story tower is located north of the station which has an old blue and white letter sign "Warning — Do not lean over edge of Platform." North of this tower, two tracks enter the line from the 239th Street Yard.^[15]

The 2006 artwork here is called Leaf of Life by Noel Copeland.^[16][17]