Morrison Avenue–Soundview (IRT Pelham Line)
Morrison Avenue–Soundview | |||||||
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New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||
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Station statistics | |||||||
Address |
Morrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 | ||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||
Locale | Soundview | ||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°WCoordinates: 40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W | ||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||
Line | IRT Pelham Line | ||||||
Services | 6 (all times) | ||||||
Transit connections | NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27 | ||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Opened | May 27, 1920 | ||||||
Station code | 368[1] | ||||||
Former/other names |
Sound View Avenue Morrison–Sound View Avenues Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue | ||||||
Traffic | |||||||
Passengers (2016) | 2,135,920[2] 1.8% | ||||||
Rank | 231 out of 422 | ||||||
Station succession | |||||||
Next north | St. Lawrence Avenue: 6 | ||||||
Next south | Elder Avenue: 6 | ||||||
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Morrison Avenue–Soundview[3] is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Morrison Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound local | ← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Elder Avenue) | |
Peak-direction express | ← does not stop here → | |
Northbound local | → toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (St. Lawrence Avenue) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
M | Mezzanine | Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control |
G | Street Level | Exit / Entrance |
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.
The station opened on May 27, 1920 as Sound View Avenue and has also been known as Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue and Morrison – Sound View Avenues.[4]
In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[5]
Exits
Two staircases from each platform lead to the wooden elevated mezzanine beneath the tracks. The station house has a turnstile bank, token booth, and three street staircases to all four corners of Morrison and Westchester Avenues except for the southeast one.[6]
References
- ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2011–2016". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Bronx Subway Extension Opened". New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morrison Avenue – Soundview (IRT Pelham Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Morrison/Soundview Aves.
- The Subway Nut — Morrison–Soundview Avenues Pictures
- Morrison Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View