IRT Pelham Line

The IRT Pelham Line is a rapid transit line on the New York City Subway, served by the 6 train.

Station	Tracks	Services	Opened	Notes
Pelham Bay Park	all	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	December 20, 1920
Buhre Avenue	local	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	December 20, 1920
Middletown Road	local	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	December 20, 1920
Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue	local	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	October 24, 1920
Zerega Avenue	local	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	October 24, 1920
Castle Hill Avenue	local	<6> rush hours & middays in peak direction 6 other times	October 24, 1920
Parkchester	all	6 always <6> rush hours & middays in peak direction	May 30, 1920	formerly Parkchester–East 177th Street
St. Lawrence Avenue	local	6 always	May 30, 1920
Morrison-Sound View Avenues	local	6 always	May 30, 1920	formerly Sound View Avenue
Elder Avenue	local	6 always	May 30, 1920
Whitlock Avenue	local	6 always	May 30, 1920
Hunts Point Avenue	all	6 always <6> rush hours & middays in peak direction	January 7, 1919
Longwood Avenue	local	6 always	January 7, 1919
East 149th Street	local	6 always	January 7, 1919
East 143rd Street-St. Mary's Street	local	6 always	January 7, 1919
Cypress Avenue	local	6 always	January 7, 1919
Brook Avenue	local	6 always	January 7, 1919
Third Avenue-138th Street	all	6 always <6> rush hours & middays in peak direction	January 7, 1919

[edit] Depiction in fiction

The line is the location for much of the action in the book The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by Morton Freedgood (writing as John Godey) and the two films based on the novel.

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IRT	Manhattan: 42nd St Shuttle • Broadway-7th Av • Lenox Av • Lexington Av Bronx: Dyre Av • Jerome Av • Pelham • White Plains Rd Brooklyn/Queens: Eastern Pkwy/New Lots • Flushing • Nostrand Av Former: Original subway • 2nd Av • 3rd Av • 6th Av • 9th Av
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Future	2nd Av

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