Cypress Avenue station
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Address | Cypress Avenue & East 138th Street Bronx, NY 10454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Mott Haven | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′20″N 73°54′52″W / 40.805526°N 73.914514°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Pelham Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | 6 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | January 7, 1919[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 501,060[3] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 383 out of 423[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cypress Avenue is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of Cypress Avenue and East 138th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.
History
This station opened on January 7, 1919, as part of the extension of the Pelham Line from Third Avenue–138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.[2]
Both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of an IRT train (510 feet (160 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms, have no columns, and the trim line is green with "CYPRESS AVE" in white sans serif font. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Southbound local | ← ![]() | |
Peak-direction express | ← ![]() | |
Northbound local | ![]() | |
Side platform |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Cypress_Avenue_entrance_vc.jpg/220px-Cypress_Avenue_entrance_vc.jpg)
This underground station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction <6> service.[5]
Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. "C" tablets for "Cypress" run along the trim line at regular intervals and the name tablets have "CYPRESS AVE." in serif, all-caps lettering. Dark yellow i-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals with every other one having the standard black name plate with white lettering.[citation needed]
There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. There is a closed newsstand that has been tiled over. Only the northbound platform has a station agent booth.[citation needed]
Exits
Both platforms have one same-level fare control area at the east (railroad north) end. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the Pelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to the south side of East 138th Street between Cypress and Jackson Avenues while the ones on the Manhattan-bound platform go up to the north side.[6]
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 "New Lines In Bronx Coming This Year: Rays of Rapid Transit to be Let Into Dark Sections in the West and North" (PDF). nytimes.com. The New York Times. January 7, 1919. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lynch, Andrew (2020). "New York City Subway Track Map" (PDF). vanshnookenraggen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Cypress Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Cypress Avenue
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Cypress Avenue Pictures
- Cypress Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View