Whitlock Avenue station

Services
	does not stop here

Whitlock Avenue
Whitlock Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	An uptown 6 train at the station in 2018
Station statistics
Address	Whitlock Avenue and Westchester Avenue; Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Foxhurst
Coordinates	40°49′39″N73°53′10″W / 40.827514°N 73.886147°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;104 years ago
Rebuilt	February 8, 2010;14 years ago to September 13, 2010;14 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	385,838 1.8%
Rank	403 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 January 08, 2025

The Whitlock 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 Whitlock Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Foxhurst neighborhood of the Bronx.

History

The Whitlock 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 (Hunts Point Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Elder Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

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 Hunts Point Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Elder Avenue.^[11] The station has covered-over old signs and a windscreen on the south end. The north end has a full canopy over the platform.

The station is adjacent to an abandoned railroad station called Westchester Avenue which was served by the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B), and the Harlem River Branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Currently, the line is used by Amtrak. The former NYW&B line was at one time proposed to be converted into an extension of the IRT Dyre Avenue Line leading to this station, rather than its current terminus at East 180th Street on the IRT White Plains Road Line. The station is also located right next to the Sheridan Expressway.

Southbound, this is the last elevated station before the wholly underground stretch to Brooklyn Bridge station. Northbound, the line makes a right angle turn to the east and crosses the Bronx River via a truss bridge.

Exits

The mezzanine is wood and features frosted windows in a simulated 16-pane pattern. At one time there were doors to the fare control but they have been removed; doors from fare control to the street remain. Outside fare control, exit stairs lead to either southern corner of Westchester Avenue and Whitlock Avenue.^[12]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elder Avenue station</span> New York City Subway station in the Bronx

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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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
↑ "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 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Whitlock Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Whitlock Avenue Pictures Archived January 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Whitlock Avenue entrances 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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[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 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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

[maps-12] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info . Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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