Elder Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
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Station after rehab in 2011 |
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| Address | Elder Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 |
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| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Soundview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′43″N 73°52′45″W / 40.828553°N 73.879194°WCoordinates: 40°49′43″N 73°52′45″W / 40.828553°N 73.879194°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Pelham Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 6 |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 30, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,864,031[1] |
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| Rank | 166 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Morrison Avenue – Soundview: 6 |
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| Next south | Whitlock Avenue: 6 |
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Elder Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Served by the 6 train at all times, it is located at the intersection of Elder Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx.
This elevated station, opened on May 30, 1920, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> express service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns at the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering that covered up the original IRT style mosaic signs.
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. Inside the turnstile bank, there are two staircases to each platform at the center and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the southwest and northeast corner of Elder and Westchester Avenues.
[edit] References
- ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
[edit] External links
- nycsubway.org — IRT Pelham Line: Elder Avenue
- Station Reporter – 6 train
- The Subway Nut – Elder Avenue Pictures
- Elder Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View