Freeman Street
Freeman Street is a local stop on the White Plains Road Line that was renovated in 2005. The stop opened on November 26, 1904 making it one of the oldest IRT elevated lines still in service (used only by the second Avenue el until 1905 when the IRT Broadway Express Line was extended into the Bronx). This makes the elevated much closer to the street than those built starting ten to fifteen years later. This means that the station has two different station houses, directly along each of the two side platforms for the three-track elevated line. There is no free crossover or under. The platforms are canopied for just about two to three cars by the station house. The rest of the slightly curved platforms are exposed to the elements with decorative green ornate fencing.
For access on the Manhattan-bound platform walkways line the two sides of the small station house, which has a fare control with a small bank of turnstiles next to an extra-small token booth due to space concerns. Directly on the platform High Exit Turnstiles allow exiting passengers to not have to enter the station house. The station house has lots of windows out to the street and the outside's decorative features have been restored. Staircases lead down to the NW and SW corners of Southern Blvd and Freeman Street.
On the Dyre Avenue-bound platform, two streetstairs lead directly up from each side of Freeman Street (near the SE and NE corners with Westchester Avenue) directly to the eastern wall of the station house (there no porches around the sides of the station house). After entering the station house through a couple of doors past each staircase, there is a small unstaffed fare control area with turnstiles, this leads out to the platform.
1: February 10, 2004; 2 & 3: December 29, 2006;
