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.

 Castle Hill Avenue
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms
Station statistics
AddressCastle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleUnionport, Parkchester, Westchester Square
Coordinates40.834139°N 73.851686°W / 40.834139; -73.851686
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT 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 NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx22
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedOctober 24, 1920 (1920-10-24)
RebuiltOctober 5, 2013 (October 5, 2013) to May 4, 2014 (May 4, 2014)
Station code365[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
20191,954,511[2] 2.3%
Rank243 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northZerega Avenue: 6  <6>
Next southParkchester: 6  <6>

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform
Southbound local toward Brooklyn Bridge (Parkchester)
Peak-direction express No regular service
Northbound local toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue)
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

  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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