Castle Hill Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Castle Hill Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Castle Hill
Coordinates	40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°W / 40.834139; -73.851686Coordinates: 40°50′03″N 73°51′06″W / 40.834139°N 73.851686°W / 40.834139; -73.851686
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx4, Bx22
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920 (1920-10-24)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,491,030[1]  15.1%
Rank	304 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Zerega Avenue: 6  <6>
Next south	Parkchester: 6  <6>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Castle Hill Avenue 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.

It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

From October 5, 2013 to May 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.^[2]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall (Parkchester)
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Zerega Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control
G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance

References

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT Pelham Line: Castle Hill Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Castle Hill Avenue Pictures
• Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View