Zerega Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| Address |
Zerega Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10461 | ||||||||
| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
| Locale | Castle Hill | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′12″N 73°50′48″W / 40.836769°N 73.846793°WCoordinates: 40°50′12″N 73°50′48″W / 40.836769°N 73.846793°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 | ||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||
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| Opened | October 24, 1920 | ||||||||
| Closed | July 5, 2014 (rehabilitation) | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
492,883[1]  17.8% | ||||||||
| Rank | 408 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue: 6 <6> | ||||||||
| Next south |
Castle Hill Avenue: 6 <6> | ||||||||
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Zerega Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Zerega Avenue and Westchester Avenue 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 (Castle Hill Avenue) | |
| Peak-direction express | → No regular service | |
| Northbound local | → toward Pelham Bay Park (Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Exit / Entrance |
Looking west
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: it has wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.
From July 2014 to April 2015, as part of a $109 million rebuilding project at five Pelham Line stations,[2] this station, along with Buhre Avenue, was closed for station rehabilitation work.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "Zerega Av and Buhre Av 6 Stations To Reopen After Renewal Project" (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ "MTA - Press Release - NYC Transit - Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue 6 Line Stations to Close for Seven Months for Renewal". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "mta.info - Service Notice". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
Street stair
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Media related to Zerega Avenue (IRT Pelham Line) at Wikimedia Commons - nycsubway.org—IRT Pelham Line: Zerega Avenue
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Zerega Avenue Pictures
- Zerega Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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