Castle Hill Avenue station explained

Castle Hill Avenue
Address:Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY
Borough:The Bronx
Locale:Unionport, Parkchester, Westchester Square
Coordinates:40.8341°N -73.8517°W
Division:IRT
Line:IRT Pelham Line
Service:Pelham north local
Connection: NYCT Bus:
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3 (2 in regular service)
Structure:Elevated
Rebuilt: to

The Castle Hill Avenue station 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.__TOC__

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service. The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead. The next stop to the south is Parkchester, while the next stop to the north is Zerega Avenue. It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

The station is located north of the Castle Hill neighborhood, and the street that the station is named for leads to that neighborhood.

From October 5, 2013, to May 4, 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.[1]

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.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/6_plannedServiceChanges.htm Temporary Station Closures
  2. Web site: Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map. April 2018. new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 28, 2019.