Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station

Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue
Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	East Tremont Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY 10461
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Westchester Square
Coordinates	40°50′26″N 73°50′31″W / 40.840567°N 73.842072°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	New York City Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx8, Bx21, Bx24, Bx31, Bx40, Bx42;
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920; 103 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Westchester Square
Traffic
2023	773,043 25.5%
Rank	338 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next; (Template:NYCS next)
Next south	Template:NYCS next
	Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000227
Added to NRHP	March 30, 2003
Location
Street map
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 during the day
	Stops weekends during the day
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue (formerly Westchester Square) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont and Westchester Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction. During those times, the <6> train replaces the 6; Manhattan-bound in the morning and Pelham Bay Park-bound in the afternoon and early evening.

The station has been completely renovated. The street staircase features a stained glass piece by Romare Bearden. There are glass block tile and "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics in the mezzanine. From the northbound platform, there is a good view of the Bronx Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges. Westchester Yard is located railroad north of the station, to the west of the Pelham Line itself. There are no windscreens, and the canopy is new. The mezzanine artwork features an interesting geometric sculpture on the northbound side.

Station layout

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

Gallery

Looking north from the southbound platform
View from the southbound platform facing south
Street staircase

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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

External links

Media related to Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue (IRT Pelham Line) at Wikimedia Commons

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Westchester Square
nycsubway.org — City of Light Artwork by Romare Bearden (1993)
nycsubway.org — Unknown Artwork (unknown artist and date)
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
Westchester Square entrance 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.

[riderref-2] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[focus-3] "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[4] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

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