Castle Hill Avenue station

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

Template:NYCS Platform Layout IRT Pelham Line/local/elevated with unused middle track This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service.<ref name=tracks>Template:NYCS const</ref> 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.<ref name=tt6>Template:NYCS const</ref> The next stop to the south is Parkchester, while the next stop to the north is Zerega Avenue.<ref name=submap>Template:NYCS const</ref> 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.<ref>Temporary Station Closures Template:Webarchive</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures Template:Webarchive
• Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View