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{{Short description|New York City Subway station in the Bronx}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox NYCS
| name = Castle Hill Avenue
| image = Castle Hill Av 2 vc.jpg
| image_caption = Platforms
| address = Castle Hill Avenue and Westchester Avenue<br/>Bronx, New York
| borough = [[The Bronx]]
| locale = [[Castle Hill, Bronx|Unionport]], [[Parkchester, Bronx|Parkchester]], [[Westchester Square, Bronx|Westchester Square]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40.834139|N|73.851686|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = IRT
| line = [[IRT Pelham Line]]
| service = Pelham north local
| other = {{bus icon}} [[NYCT Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|Bx4|Bx22}}
| platforms = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 3 (2 in regular service)
| structure = Elevated
| opened = {{start date and age|1920|10|24}}
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|2013|10|5}} to {{start date and age|2014|05|4}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line=Pelham local north|left=Zerega Avenue|right=Parkchester|note-left={{NYCS Pelham north local|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS Pelham north local|time=1}}}}
| footnotes = {{NYCS infobox legend|allexceptrush}}{{NYCS infobox legend|rushpeak}}
| route_map = {{NYCS 3-tracked local station|inline=y
|1=Zerega Avenue
|2=Parkchester
|unused=yes
|deg=285
}}
}}

The '''Castle Hill Avenue station''' is a local [[metro station|station]] on the [[IRT Pelham Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. Located at the intersection of Castle Hill and [[Westchester Avenue station|Westchester Avenues]] in the [[Castle Hill, Bronx|Castle Hill]] neighborhood in [[the Bronx]], it is served by the [[6 (New York City Subway service)|6]] train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the [[6d (New York City Subway service)|&lt;6&gt;]] train takes over.
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==Station layout==
{{NYCS Platform Layout IRT Pelham Line/local/elevated with unused middle track}}
This elevated station has three tracks and two [[side platform]]s. The center track is not used in regular service.<ref name=tracks>{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook}}</ref> The [[6 (New York City Subway service)|6]] local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the [[6d (New York City Subway service)|&lt;6&gt;]] express train serves the station instead.<ref name=tt6>{{NYCS const|timetable|6}}</ref> The next stop to the south is [[Parkchester station|Parkchester]], while the next stop to the north is [[Zerega Avenue station|Zerega Avenue]].<ref name=submap>{{NYCS const|map}}</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, Bronx|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>[http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/6_plannedServiceChanges.htm Temporary Station Closures] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411232858/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/6_plannedServiceChanges.htm |date=April 11, 2014 }}</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>{{Cite web|url=https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/Castle%20Hill%20Av%20%286%29%20web.pdf|title=Castle Hill Avenue Neighborhood Map|date=April 2018|website=new.mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|position=left|Castle Hill Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)}}
* {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?201:864|IRT Pelham Line|Castle Hill Avenue}}
* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204052106/http://www.stationreporter.net/6train.htm 6 Train]
* The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/castlehilln6/index.html Castle Hill Avenue Pictures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706140150/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/castlehilln6/index.html |date=July 6, 2020 }}
* [https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.834496,-73.852007&spn=0.006145,0.011061&layer=c&cbll=40.83417,-73.852011&panoid=4vyd7Ei5uPp9N_A3e3EJGg&cbp=12,100.15,,0,4.19&t=m&z=17 Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103237729589375373179/photos/@40.8342247,-73.8520126,3a,75y,293h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOnrqf4kn0ByOCFkxbnyxHySBpgn6C2xUMGMfuF!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOnrqf4kn0ByOCFkxbnyxHySBpgn6C2xUMGMfuF%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i8704!8i4352!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]

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[[Category:IRT Pelham Line stations]]
[[Category:New York City Subway stations in the Bronx]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in New York City]]
[[Category:Castle Hill, Bronx]]