Castle Hill Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
Castle Hill Avenue  | |||||||||
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| Station statistics | |||||||||
| Address |
Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 | ||||||||
| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
| Locale | Castle Hill | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°WCoordinates: 40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
| Line | IRT Pelham Line | ||||||||
| Services |
6  (all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx22 | ||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||
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| Opened | October 24, 1920 | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
2,174,412[1]  45.8% | ||||||||
| Rank | 229 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
Zerega Avenue: 6 <6> | ||||||||
| Next south |
Parkchester: 6 <6> | ||||||||
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Castle Hill Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Castle Hill and Westchester Avenues in the Castle Hill neighborhood in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound local | ← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (Parkchester) | |
| Peak-direction express | → No regular service | |
| Northbound local | → toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Exit / Entrance |
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service.
It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.
From October 5, 2013 to May 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.[2]
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ Temporary Station Closures
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castle Hill Avenue (IRT Pelham Line). |
- nycsubway.org—IRT Pelham Line: Castle Hill Avenue
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures
- Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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