Castle Hill Avenue station

Castle Hill Avenue
Castle Hill Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	Platforms
Station statistics
Address	Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Unionport, Parkchester, Westchester Square
Coordinates	40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°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	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx22
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920; 104 years ago
Rebuilt	October 5, 2013; 11 years ago to May 4, 2014; 10 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,051,526 12.1%
Rank	285 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Castle Hill Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Castle Hill and Westchester Avenues in the Castle Hill neighborhood in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Parkchester)
	Peak-direction express	No regular service
	Northbound local	toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega 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 not used in regular service.^[3] The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead.^[4] The next stop to the south is Parkchester, while the next stop to the north is Zerega Avenue.^[5] It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

The station is located north of the Castle Hill neighborhood, and the street that the station is named for leads to that neighborhood.

From October 5, 2013, to May 4, 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.^[6]

Exits

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside fare control, stairs lead to the northeast and southwest corners of Westchester Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue.^[7]

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.
^ Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Castle Hill Avenue
Station Reporter — 6 Train
The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures Archived July 6, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms 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.

[tracks-3] Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.

[tt6-4] "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[submap-5] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[6] Temporary Station Closures Archived April 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester St. Lawrence Avenue Morrison Avenue–Soundview Elder Avenue Whitlock Avenue Hunts Point Avenue Longwood Avenue East 149th Street East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street Cypress Avenue Brook Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Pelham Bay Park Express	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue Parkchester Hunts Point Avenue Third Avenue–138th Street 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

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