Morrison Avenue–Soundview station

Morrison Avenue – Soundview
Morrison Avenue – Soundview
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	A R142A 6 train arriving at Morrison Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Morrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY 10472
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6 (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 27, 1920; 104 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Sound View Avenue; Morrison – Sound View Avenues; Morrison Avenue – Sound View Avenue
Traffic
2023	1,221,900 1.2%
Rank	250 out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Template:NYCS next
Next south	Template:NYCS next
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times

Morrison Avenue – Soundview^[4] 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 Morrison Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Elder Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (St. Lawrence Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.

Two staircases from each platform lead to the wooden elevated mezzanine beneath the tracks. The station house has a turnstile bank, token booth, and three street staircases to all four corners of Morrison and Westchester Avenues except for the northwest one.

The station opened on May 27, 1920 as Sound View Avenue and has also been known as Morrison Avenue – Sound View Avenue and Morrison – Sound View Avenues.^[5]

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.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "Bronx Subway Extension Opened". New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Morrison/Soundview Aves.
The Subway Nut — Morrison–Soundview Avenues Pictures
Morrison Avenue 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.

[3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

[4] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[NYTIMES-5] "Bronx Subway Extension Opened". New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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