Elder Avenue station

Services
	does not stop here

Elder Avenue
Elder Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Station after renovations in 2011
Station statistics
Address	Elder Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY 10472
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′43″N73°52′45″W / 40.828553°N 73.879194°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6 (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1920;103 years ago
Rebuilt	February 28, 2011;12 years ago to October 16, 2011;11 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	1,996,492 0.2%
Rank	236 out of 424
Services
Services
	does not stop here
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Last updated July 05, 2023

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]

Related Research Articles

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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 "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
↑ "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
↑ Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1920. pp. 5, 13.
↑ nycsubway.org—The Dual Contracts
↑ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
↑ Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
↑ "6Subway Timetable, Effective December 19, 2021". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
↑ Cox, Jeremiah (December 6, 2004). "Elder Avenue (6) has boring blue canopies on each platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
↑ Cox, Jeremiah (December 6, 2004). "A boring metal platform sign at Elder Avenue (6)". subwaynut.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
↑ Westerfield, Al (2010). "Mezzanine viewed from street". nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
↑ "Elder Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Elder Avenue
Station Reporter – 6 train
The Subway Nut – Elder Avenue Pictures
Elder 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.

[riderref-2] 1 2 "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[NYTIMES2-3] "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.

[:32-4] Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.

[5] Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1920. pp. 5, 13.

[6] ycsubway.org—The Dual Contracts

[7] "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

[:12-8] Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.

[tracks2-9] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[tt6-10] "6Subway Timetable, Effective December 19, 2021". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[submap-11] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[12] Cox, Jeremiah (December 6, 2004). "Elder Avenue (6) has boring blue canopies on each platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[13] Cox, Jeremiah (December 6, 2004). "A boring metal platform sign at Elder Avenue (6)". subwaynut.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[14] Westerfield, Al (2010). "Mezzanine viewed from street". nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

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

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