“IRT Pelham Line”

6

(from north to south:)

PELHAM BAY PARK

BUHRE AVENUE

MIDDLETOWN ROAD

WESTCHESTER SQUARE – EAST TREMONT AVENUE

ZEREGA AVENUE

CASTLE HILL AVENUE

PARKCHESTER

SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE

MORRISON AVENUE – SOUNDVIEW

ELDER AVENUE

WHITLOCK AVENUE

HUNTS POINT AVENUE

LONGWOOD AVENUE

EAST 149TH STREET

EAST 143RD STREET – SAINT MARY’S STREET

CYPRESS AVENUE

BROCK AVENUE

THIRD AVENUE – 138TH STREET

(the IRT Pelham Line, also called the “Southern Boulevard–Pelham Bay Park Line”, is a rapid transit line on the “New York City Subway”, served by the 6 and <6> trains)

(it was built as part of the ‘Dual Contracts’ expansion and opened between 1918 and 1920. It is both elevated and underground with ‘Whitlock Avenue’ being the southernmost elevated station)

(it has three tracks from the beginning to just south of the ‘Pelham Bay Park’ terminal)

(the ‘Pelham Line’ also has a connection to ‘Westchester Yard’, where 6 trains are stored, just north of “Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue”)

(as of 2013, it has a daily ridership of 205,590)