St. Lawrence Avenue station

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 St. Lawrence Avenue
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AddressSt. Lawrence Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY
Borough The Bronx
Locale Soundview
Coordinates 40°49′54″N73°52′02″W / 40.831573°N 73.867307°W / 40.831573; -73.867307
Division A (IRT) [1]
Line IRT Pelham Line
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Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
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Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1920;103 years ago (1920-05-30) [2]
RebuiltFebruary 28, 2011;13 years ago (February 28, 2011) to October 16, 2011;12 years ago (October 16, 2011)
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Rank330 out of 423 [3]
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Morrison Avenue–Soundview
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St. Lawrence Avenue station

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The St. Lawrence Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. The station, served by the 6 train at all times, is located at the intersection of St. Lawrence Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.

History

St. Lawrence Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920 as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue. [2] [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 NYCS-bull-trans-6-Std.svg toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Morrison Avenue–Soundview)
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Northbound local NYCS-bull-trans-6-Std.svg toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Parkchester)
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MezzanineFare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
GroundStreet levelExit/entrance
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An R142A 6 Express train bypassing the station

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the <6> service during weekdays in the peak direction. [9] The 6 local train serves the station at all times. [10] The next stop to the south is Morrison AvenueSoundview, while the next stop to the north is Parkchester. [11]

The station resembles other elevated stations along the line: it has a wood mezzanine and no windscreens along the platform edges. St. Lawrence Avenue is the northernmost station on the IRT Pelham Line that does not serve rush-hour express service.

Exits

There is a mezzanine below the east end of the station, which contains the station's only exit. Outside fare control, exit stairs lead to the southwest and northeast corners of Westchester Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue. [12]

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