Hunts Point Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Not to be confused with Hunters Point Avenue (IRT Flushing Line).

Hunts Point Avenue   New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Hunts Point Avenue & Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10459
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Hunts Point
Coordinates	40.820565°N 73.89164°W / 40.820565; -73.89164
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx5, Bx6, Bx19
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919 (January 7, 1919)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	3,248,970  0.1%
Rank	141 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Whitlock Avenue (local): 6  Parkchester (express): <6>
Next south	Longwood Avenue (local): 6  Third Avenue – 138th Street (express): <6>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Hunts Point Avenue is an express station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It has three tracks and two island platforms; served by the 6 train at all times and the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. It is located at Hunts Point Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.

There are only small mosaics on the track-side walls and "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics in the mezzanine. Although the platform level is lit by fluorescent bulbs, the mezzanine remains lit by incandescent lights. A northern brick station house, and a southern steel and glass one, are at street level. This is the northernmost underground station before the elevated stretch to Pelham Bay Park station.

External links

Media related to Hunts Point Avenue (IRT Pelham Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — IRT Pelham Line: Hunts Point Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Hunts Point Avenue Pictures
• Hunts Point Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Hunts Point Avenue staircase in winter