Castle Hill Avenue station
The Castle Hill Avenue station 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)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Pelham Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | 6 ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | 1,954,511[2] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 243 out of 424[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
Platform level | Side platform | |
Southbound local | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
Northbound local | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform | ||
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service.[3] The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead.[4] The next stop to the south is Parkchester, while the next stop to the north is Zerega Avenue.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
References
- "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
- "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- 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
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- nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Castle Hill Avenue
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View