Service was initially operated as a four-car shuttle from 177th Street due to the power conditions at the time.

Additional time was required to modify the structure to avoid a grade crossing at the entrance to the yard.

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."

Outside fare control, two staircases go down to the northwest and southeast corners of Nereid Avenue and White Plains Road.