Van Cortlandt Park-242 St Station: Ridership & Busiest Hours
Bronx · 1 trains · From MTA open data, Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 22, 2026 · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St?
About 3,592 riders a day enter Van Cortlandt Park-242 St (Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 22, 2026). It is the #263 busiest of 424 subway stations. Ridership at Van Cortlandt Park-242 St is down 4.9% in 2026 so far compared with the same days of 2025 (whole subway: +2.9%).
When is it busiest?
Average riders entering per hour, last 56 days (from Aug 28, 2026).
The busiest hour is 7 AM, with about 574 riders entering on an average day. The quietest hour is 2 AM (about 6).
- 12 AM13
- 1 AM7
- 2 AM6
- 3 AM11
- 4 AM38
- 5 AM183
- 6 AM319
- 7 AM574
- 8 AM467
- 9 AM254
- 10 AM172
- 11 AM169
- 12 PM166
- 1 PM176
- 2 PM185
- 3 PM238
- 4 PM239
- 5 PM274
- 6 PM194
- 7 PM104
- 8 PM77
- 9 PM58
- 10 PM35
- 11 PM23
Station report card
Elevators and escalators: share of hours in service over 24 hours, October 2025 – September 2026 (MTA availability). Entrapments = times riders were stuck inside an elevator. Riders vs 2019 compares the last 12 months with 2019, the last full year before the pandemic.
| Accessible (ADA) | No |
| Riders vs 2019 | 49% of the 2019 level (October 2025 – September 2026) |
Where do riders from here go?
Share of subway trips starting here that end at each station, September 2026 (MTA origin-destination ridership estimate).
The top 5 destinations take 21% of subway trips that start at Van Cortlandt Park-242 St.
- 1Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Terminal1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R W S · Manhattan4.8%
- 259 St-Columbus Circle1 A C B D · Manhattan4.6%
- 334 St-Penn Station1 2 3 · Manhattan4.1%
- 4181 St1 · Manhattan4%
- 5168 St-Washington Hts1 A C · Manhattan3.4%
Lines at this station
On time = share of each line's trips reaching the last stop within 5 minutes of schedule (MTA terminal on-time performance), October 2025 – September 2026. The MTA measures this per line, not per station.
Van Cortlandt Park-242 St is served by the 1 train.
Nearby stations
Straight-line distance.
| Station | Lines | Riders a day | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 St | 1 | 2,891 | 0.3 mi |
| 231 St | 1 | 5,487 | 0.8 mi |
| Mosholu Pkwy | 4 | 4,309 | 1.0 mi |
| Woodlawn | 4 | 3,890 | 1.1 mi |
| Marble Hill-225 St | 1 | 3,029 | 1.2 mi |
Questions
How many people use Van Cortlandt Park-242 St station?
About 3,592 riders a day enter Van Cortlandt Park-242 St (Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 22, 2026). It is the #263 busiest of 424 subway stations.
When is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St station busiest?
The busiest hour is 7 AM, with about 574 riders entering on an average day. The quietest hour is 2 AM (about 6).
Is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St getting busier?
Ridership at Van Cortlandt Park-242 St is down 4.9% in 2026 so far compared with the same days of 2025 (whole subway: +2.9%).
Which trains stop at Van Cortlandt Park-242 St?
Van Cortlandt Park-242 St is served by the 1 train.
Data: MTA Subway Hourly Ridership (data.ny.gov). Riders are entries at the turnstiles and OMNY readers, so transfers inside the station are not counted. Updated Oct 29, 2026. All stations ranked → · All subway ridership →
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
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