Cypress Avenue station

Services
	does not stop here

Cypress Avenue
Cypress Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Southbound platform with countdown clock
Station statistics
Address	Cypress Avenue & East 138th Street; Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′20″N73°54′52″W / 40.805526°N 73.914514°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6 (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx17, Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919;105 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	No
Traffic
2023	501,060 10.4%
Rank	383 out of 423
Services
Services
	does not stop here
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Last updated October 31, 2024

The Cypress Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of Cypress Avenue and East 138th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s.

History

This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of the extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as part of the Dual Contracts.^[2]

Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (514 feet (157 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is green with "CYPRESS AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Brook Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street) →
	Side platform

This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.^[4] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.^[5] The next stop to the south is Brook Avenue, while the next stop to the north is East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street.^[6]

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "C" tablets for "Cypress" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "CYPRESS AVE." in serif, all-caps lettering. Dark yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.^{[ citation needed ]}

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over. Only the northbound platform has a station agent booth.^{[ citation needed ]}

Exits

Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the east (railroad north) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the south side of East 138th Street between Cypress and Jackson Avenues while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the north side.^[7]

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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.
1 2 "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times . January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
↑ Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
↑ "6Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved June 28, 2024.
↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
↑ "Cypress Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Cypress Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Cypress Avenue Pictures Archived 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Cypress Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[SASDEIS-DIVISION-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.

[NYTimes_Opening-2] 1 2 "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). The New York Times . January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[riderref-3] 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[tt6-5] "6Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[submap-6] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[7] "Cypress Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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