Morrison Avenue–Soundview station

Morrison Avenue–Soundview
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A R142A 6 train arriving at Morrison Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Morrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W / 40.829495; -73.874474
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27 NYC Ferry: Soundview (at Soundview Park)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-05-30)
Rebuilt	February 8, 2010; 14 years ago (February 8, 2010) to September 13, 2010; 13 years ago (September 13, 2010)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Sound View Avenue Morrison–Sound View Avenues Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue
Traffic
2023	1,221,900[2]  1.2%
Rank	250 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station St. Lawrence Avenue toward Pelham Bay Park Local Elder Avenue toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to St. Lawrence Avenue to Elder Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The Morrison Avenue–Soundview station^[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.

History

The station opened on May 30, 1920 as Sound View Avenue and has also been known as Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue and Morrison–Sound View Avenues.^[4] The station was opened as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue.^[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. The Pelham Line was built as a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue.^[7] Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.^[8]

In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[9]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Elder Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (St. Lawrence Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	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.^[10] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.^[11] The next stop to the south is Elder Avenue, while the next stop to the north is St. Lawrence Avenue.^[12] The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.

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.^[13]

References

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 Archived October 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Morrison Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 00:19