Castle Hill Avenue station

New York City Subway station in the Bronx

New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York
   6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)​TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx22StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3 (2 in regular service)Other informationOpenedOctober 24, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-10-24)RebuiltOctober 5, 2013; 10 years ago (October 5, 2013) to May 4, 2014; 10 years ago (May 4, 2014)Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic20231,051,526[2] Decrease 12.1% Rank285 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Zerega Avenue
6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​
Local 		Parkchester
6 all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction​
Location
Castle Hill Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
Castle Hill Avenue station
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Castle Hill Avenue station is located in New York City
Castle Hill Avenue station
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Castle Hill Avenue station is located in New York
Castle Hill Avenue station
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Track layout

Legend
to Zerega Avenue
to Parkchester
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

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.

Station layout

Platform level Side platform
Southbound local ← "6" train"6" express train toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Parkchester)
Peak-direction express ← No regular service
Northbound local → "6" train"6" express train toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue) →
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
  4. ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "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 Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  • Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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