Buhre Avenue station

Buhre Avenue
Buhre Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Northbound 6 train leaving the station
Station statistics
Address	Buhre Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY 10461
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Pelham Bay
Coordinates	40°50′49″N 73°49′56″W / 40.846995°N 73.832331°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	NYCT Bus: Bx8, Bx24; MTA Bus: BxM8
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	December 20, 1920; 103 years ago
Rebuilt	July 5, 2014; 10 years ago to April 27, 2015; 9 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	758,972 3.4%
Rank	340 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
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

The Buhre Avenue station (/bjʊər/) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Buhre and Westchester Avenues in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

History

This station opened on December 20, 1920 with the extension of the Pelham Line from Westchester Square to Pelham Bay Park.^[5]^[6]^[7] Service was originally provided by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s.^[8]^: 73–74

From July 2014 to April 2015,^[2] this station, along with Zerega Avenue, was closed for station rehabilitation work.^[9]^[10]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Middletown Road)
	Peak-direction express	← No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Terminus) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

There are three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service. It resembles other elevated stations along the line in that it has a wood mezzanine and no windscreens along the platform edges.

The platform lights are sodium vapor, but the wood mezzanine only has old-style lights that are quite dim. There are non-working old lights on the platform, covered old signs, and two extra exits from the fare control area. Holding lights have been added in two places along the uptown platform, so that trains can be kept at this station when the two tracks at the Pelham Bay Park terminal are occupied.

Exits

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside fare control, stairs lead to the northern, western, and southern corners of the seven-pointed intersection of Westchester, Buhre, Crosby, and Edison Avenues.^[11]

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.
^ ^a ^b "Zerega Av and Buhre Av 6 Stations To Reopen After Renewal Project". mta.info (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ York, Bronx Board of Trade, New (1931). A Comprehensive General and Industrial Survey: The Bronx in the City of New York. Bronx Board of Trade. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
^ Moodys Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities. Moody Manual Company. 1922.
^ Annual Report. J.B. Lyon Company. 1922.
^ "Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue 6 Line Stations to Close for Seven Months for Renewal". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 3, 2014.
^ Service changes MTA
^ "Buhre Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Buhre Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Buhre Avenue Pictures Archived 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Buhre Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

[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.

[reopening42715-2] "Zerega Av and Buhre Av 6 Stations To Reopen After Renewal Project". mta.info (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[5] York, Bronx Board of Trade, New (1931). A Comprehensive General and Industrial Survey: The Bronx in the City of New York. Bronx Board of Trade. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:3-6] Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.

[:4-7] Moodys Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities. Moody Manual Company. 1922.

[8] Annual Report. J.B. Lyon Company. 1922.

[9] "Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue 6 Line Stations to Close for Seven Months for Renewal". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 3, 2014.

[10] Service changes MTA

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

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v t e 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–Union Square 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–Union Square 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.