Cypress Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Cypress Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Cypress Avenue & East 138th Street Bronx, NY 10454
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′20″N 73°54′52″W / 40.805526°N 73.914514°WCoordinates: 40°48′20″N 73°54′52″W / 40.805526°N 73.914514°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx17, Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,228,311[2]  0.1%
Rank	337 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street: 6
Next south	Brook Avenue: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Cypress Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of Cypress Avenue and East 138th Street in the Bronx.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (Brook Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (East 143rd Street – St. Mary's Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

This underground station, opened on January 7, 1919,^[1] has two side platforms and three tracks. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "C" tablets for "Cypress" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "CYPRESS AVE." in serif, all-caps lettering. Dark yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.

Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is green with "CYPRESS AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the east (railroad north) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the south side of East 138th Street between Cypress and Jackson Avenues while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the north side.

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over.

References

1. "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North". nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT Pelham Line: Cypress Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Cypress Avenue Pictures
• Cypress Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View