Castle Hill Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Castle Hill Avenue
Castle Hill Avenue
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY 10462
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Unionport
Coordinates	40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°WCoordinates: 40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°W
Division	A (IRT)
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 connections	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx22
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920
Rebuilt	October 5, 2013 to May 4, 2014
Station code	365[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	2,071,819[2] 1.4%
Rank	238 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Zerega Avenue: 6 <6>
Next south	Parkchester: 6 <6>
Location
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

Castle Hill Avenue 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

Track layout

to Zerega Av

to Parkchester

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← AM rush, other times toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Parkchester)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Northbound local	→ PM rush, other times toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service.

It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

From October 5, 2013 to May 4, 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Bay" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Castle Hill Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures
Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[2] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[3] Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.

[maps-4] "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Bay" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Pelham Bay Park Express	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester Hunts Point Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.