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Hunts Point Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
Encyclopedia
Hunts Point Avenue is an express station
on the IRT Pelham Line
of the New York City Subway
. It has three tracks and two island platform
s; served by the 6
train at all times and the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. It is located at Hunts Point Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx
.
There are only small mosaic
s on the track-side walls and "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics in the mezzanine. Although the platform level is lit by fluorescent bulbs, the mezzanine
remains lit by incandescent ones. A northern brick station house, and a southern steel and glass one, are at street level. This is the northernmost underground station before the elevated stretch to Pelham Bay Park
station.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IRT Pelham Line
IRT Pelham Line
The IRT Pelham 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 in 1919. It is both elevated and underground, with Whitlock Avenue being the first elevated station...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It has three tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s; served by the 6
6 (New York City Subway service)
The 6 Lexington Avenue and Pelham Local and Lexington Avenue Local and Pelham Express are two rapid transit services of the New York City Subway. The 6 local has a circle shape while the ' express has a diamond shape...
train at all times and the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. It is located at Hunts Point Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
.
There are only small mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
s on the track-side walls and "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics in the mezzanine. Although the platform level is lit by fluorescent bulbs, the mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
remains lit by incandescent ones. A northern brick station house, and a southern steel and glass one, are at street level. This is the northernmost underground station before the elevated stretch to Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line)
Pelham Bay Park is the northern terminal station of the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located by Pelham Bay Park, at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and...
station.
External links
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Hunts Point Avenue Pictures
- Hunts Point Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View