Castle Hill Avenue station
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.
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Address | Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 | ||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||
Locale | Unionport, Parkchester, Westchester Square | ||||||||
Coordinates | 40.834139°N 73.851686°W | ||||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
Line | IRT Pelham Line | ||||||||
Services | 6 | ||||||||
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Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | ||||||||
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Opened | October 24, 1920 | ||||||||
Rebuilt | October 5, 2013 | to May 4, 2014||||||||
Station code | 365[1] | ||||||||
Opposite-direction transfer available | Yes | ||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||
Passengers (2019) | 1,954,511[2] | ||||||||
Rank | 243 out of 424[2] | ||||||||
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Next north | Zerega Avenue: 6 | ||||||||
Next south | Parkchester: 6 | ||||||||
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Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Southbound local | ← | |
Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
Northbound local | ||
Side platform | ||
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines |
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.
The station is located north of the Castle Hill neighborhood, and the street that the station is named for leads to that neighborhood.
From October 5, 2013 to May 4, 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.[3]
Exits
The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside fare control, stairs lead to the northeast and southwest corners of Westchester Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue.[4]
References
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
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
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View