Castle Hill Avenue station

Castle Hill Avenue   ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Platforms
Station statistics
Address	Castle Hill Avenue and Westchester Avenue Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Unionport, Parkchester, Westchester Square
Coordinates	40°50′03″N73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°W / 40.834139; -73.851686
Division	A (IRT) [1]
Line	IRT 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
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920;104 years ago (1920-10-24)
Rebuilt	October 5, 2013;11 years ago (2013-10-05) to May 4, 2014;10 years ago (2014-05-04)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,051,526 [2]   12.1%
Rank	285 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Zerega Avenue 6   <6> ​ toward Pelham Bay Park Local Parkchester 6   <6> ​ toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Zerega Avenue to Parkchester
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction 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	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Parkchester)
	Peak-direction express	←No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY 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. "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. "6Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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

• 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