Parkchester station

 Parkchester
 "6" train"6" express train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
AddressHugh J. Grant Circle
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleParkchester, Unionport
Coordinates40°50′0″N 73°51′39.5″W / 40.83333°N 73.860972°W / 40.83333; -73.860972
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Pelham Line
Services   6 all times (all times) <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)​
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-30)[3]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Former/other namesParkchester–East 177th Street
East 177th Street–Parkchester
East 177th Street
Traffic
20233,295,956[4]Increase 17.3%
Rank99 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Castle Hill Avenue
6 all times <6> weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction

Express
Hunts Point Avenue

Local
St. Lawrence Avenue
6 all times
Location
Parkchester station is located in New York City Subway
Parkchester station
Parkchester station is located in New York City
Parkchester station
Parkchester station is located in New York
Parkchester station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Parkchester station (originally Parkchester–177th Street station) is an express station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is located above Hugh J. Grant Circle in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx, where East 177th Street (the Cross Bronx Expressway service road), Metropolitan Avenue, and Westchester Avenue intersect. The station is served by the 6 train at all times and the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction.

By passenger count, Parkchester was the third-busiest station in the Bronx in 2017, behind 161st Street–Yankee Stadium and Third Avenue–149th Street, and the busiest station on the Pelham Line.

  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. ^ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYTIMES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.