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The IRT Pelham Line is a rapid transit line on the New York City Subway, served by the 6 train. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts expansion and opened in 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 (and a third in the works) based on the novel.
[edit] Station listing
| Station service legend |
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Stops all times |
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Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction |
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Stops rush hours in the peak direction only |
| Time period details |
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Station |
Tracks |
Services |
Opened |
Notes |
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Pelham Bay Park |
all |
6  <6> |
December 20, 1920 |
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Buhre Avenue |
local |
6 <6> |
December 20, 1920 |
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Middletown Road |
local |
6 <6> |
December 20, 1920 |
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Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue |
local |
6 <6> |
October 24, 1920 |
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Zerega Avenue |
local |
6 <6> |
October 24, 1920 |
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Castle Hill Avenue |
local |
6 <6> |
October 24, 1920 |
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Parkchester |
all |
6  <6> |
May 30, 1920 |
originally Parkchester–East 177th Street |
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St. Lawrence Avenue |
local |
6 |
May 30, 1920 |
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Morrison–Sound View Avenues |
local |
6 |
May 30, 1920 |
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Elder Avenue |
local |
6 |
May 30, 1920 |
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Whitlock Avenue |
local |
6 |
May 30, 1920 |
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Hunts Point Avenue |
all |
6 <6> |
January 7, 1919 |
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Longwood Avenue |
local |
6 |
January 7, 1919 |
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East 149th Street |
local |
6 |
January 7, 1919 |
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East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street |
local |
6 |
January 7, 1919 |
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Cypress Avenue |
local |
6 |
January 7, 1919 |
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Brook Avenue |
local |
6 |
January 7, 1919 |
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Third Avenue–138th Street |
all |
6 <6> |
January 7, 1919 |
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| Merges with IRT Lexington Avenue Line (6 <6>) |
