Elder Avenue station

   6  (all times)Transit NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3Other informationOpenedMay 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-30)RebuiltFebruary 28, 2011; 13 years ago (February 28, 2011) to October 16, 2011; 12 years ago (October 16, 2011)Opposite-
direction
transferYesTraffic20231,214,084^[2]  6.4% Rank254 out of 423^[2]

Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Morrison Avenue–Soundview toward Pelham Bay Park Local Whitlock Avenue toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here

Location
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Track layout
Legend to Morrison Avenue–Soundview to Whitlock Avenue

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

The Elder Avenue station 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 Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.

History

Elder Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920, as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue.^[3][4][5] The construction of the Pelham Line was part of the Dual Contracts, signed on March 19, 1913, and also known as the Dual Subway System.^[6] The Pelham Line was built as a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue.^[7] Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.^[8]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Whitlock Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Morrison Avenue–Soundview) →
	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 used by the weekday peak direction <6> express service.^[9] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.^[10] The next stop to the south is Whitlock Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Morrison Avenue–Soundview.^[11] 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.^[12] The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering that covered up the original IRT style mosaic signs.^[13]

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks.^[14] 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.^[15]

References

External links

Lexington Avenue Local