St. Lawrence Avenue station

Coordinates: 40°49′54″N 73°52′02″W / 40.831573°N 73.867307°W / 40.831573; -73.867307
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 St. Lawrence Avenue
 "6" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Artwork
Station statistics
AddressSt. Lawrence Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10472
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleParkchester
Coordinates40°49′54″N 73°52′02″W / 40.831573°N 73.867307°W / 40.831573; -73.867307
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Pelham Line
Services   6 all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-05-30)[2]
RebuiltFebruary 28, 2011; 13 years ago (February 28, 2011) to October 16, 2011; 12 years ago (October 16, 2011)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2022793,668[4] Increase 13.4%
Rank323 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Parkchester
toward Pelham Bay Park
Local 		Morrison Avenue–Soundview
toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
"6" express train does not stop here
Location
St. Lawrence Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
St. Lawrence Avenue station
St. Lawrence Avenue station is located in New York City
St. Lawrence Avenue station
St. Lawrence Avenue station is located in New York
St. Lawrence Avenue station
Track layout

Legend
to Parkchester
to Morrison Avenue–Soundview
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The St. Lawrence Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. The station, served by the 6 train at all times, is located at the intersection of St. Lawrence Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx.

History[edit]

St. Lawrence Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920 as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue.[2][5][6] The construction of the Pelham Line was part of the Dual Contracts, signed on March 19, 1913 and also known as the Dual Subway System.[7] The Pelham Line was built as a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue.[8] Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.[9]

Station layout[edit]

Platform level Side platform
Southbound local ← "6" train toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Morrison Avenue–Soundview)
Peak-direction express ← "6" express train does not stop here →
Northbound local → "6" train toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Parkchester) →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
An R142A 6 Express train bypassing the station

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the <6> service during weekdays in the peak direction.[10] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.[11] The next stop to the south is Morrison Avenue–Soundview, while the next stop to the north is Parkchester.[12]

The station resembles other elevated stations along the line: it has a wood mezzanine and no windscreens along the platform edges. St. Lawrence Avenue is the northernmost station on the IRT Pelham Line that does not serve rush-hour express service.

Exits[edit]

There is a mezzanine below the east end of the station, which contains the station's only exit. Outside fare control, exit stairs lead to the southwest and northeast corners of Westchester Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  6. ^ Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1920. pp. 5, 13.
  7. ^ nycsubway.org—The Dual Contracts
  8. ^ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  9. ^ Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
  10. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Lawrence Avenue (IRT Pelham Line).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Lawrence_Avenue_station&oldid=1219819227"