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Morrison Avenue–Soundview station

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.

 Morrison Avenue–Soundview
 "6" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A R142A 6 train arriving at Morrison Avenue
Station statistics
AddressMorrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleSoundview
Coordinates40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W / 40.829495; -73.874474
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Pelham Line
Services   6 all times (all times)
Transit
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMay 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-30)
RebuiltFebruary 8, 2010; 14 years ago (February 8, 2010) to September 13, 2010; 14 years ago (September 13, 2010)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesSound View Avenue
Morrison–Sound View Avenues
Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue
Traffic
20231,221,900[2] Decrease 1.2%
Rank250 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
St. Lawrence Avenue
toward Pelham Bay Park
Local 		Elder Avenue
toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
"6" express train does not stop here
Location
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station is located in New York City Subway
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station is located in New York City
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station is located in New York
Morrison Avenue–Soundview station
Track layout

Legend
to St. Lawrence Avenue
to Elder Avenue
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

History

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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

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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 and OMNY machines
Ground Street level Exit/entrance
 
Southwest street 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.[3] The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.

Exits

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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.[12]

References

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  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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). The New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  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. ^ The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912). New York State Public Service Commission. September 1912. Retrieved March 25, 2014 – via nycsubway.org.
  8. ^ Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
  9. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  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 December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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