Elder Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Elder Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station after rehab in 2011
Station statistics
Address	Elder Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10472
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′43″N 73°52′45″W / 40.828553°N 73.879194°WCoordinates: 40°49′43″N 73°52′45″W / 40.828553°N 73.879194°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 27, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,080,228[1]  0.2%
Rank	241 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Morrison Avenue – Soundview: 6
Next south	Whitlock Avenue: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Elder Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the 6 train at all times, it is located at the intersection of Elder Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (Whitlock Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (Morrison Avenue – Soundview) →
	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, opened on May 27, 1920, has three tracks and two side platforms.^[2] The center track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> express service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns at the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering that covered up the original IRT style mosaic signs.

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside the turnstile bank, there are two staircases to each platform at the center and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the southwest and northeast corner of Elder and Westchester Avenues.

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Bronx Subway Extension Opened". New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

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