Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station

For other uses, see Tremont Avenue.

New York City Subway station in the Bronx

New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York

Westchester Square–
East Tremont Avenue

New York City Subway station (rapid transit)

Platform view looking south

Station statistics
Address| East Tremont Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Borough| The Bronx
Locale| Westchester Square
Coordinates| 40°50′26″N 73°50′31″W﻿ / ﻿40.840567°N 73.842072°W﻿ / 40.840567; -73.842072
Division| A (IRT)[1]
Line| IRT Pelham Line
Services|  6 (all times except weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)​
Transit|  NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx8, Bx21, Bx24, Bx31, Bx40, Bx42
Structure| Elevated
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened| October 24, 1920; 103 years ago (October 24, 1920)
Accessible| not ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access
Opposite-
direction
transfer| Yes
Former/other names| Westchester Square
Traffic
2022| 1,037,465[3] 11.6%
Rank| 274 out of 423[3]
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Middletown Road

6 <6> ​

toward Pelham Bay Park

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Local  |  | Zerega Avenue

6 <6> ​

toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall

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Symbol | Description
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Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

MPS| New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.| 05000227[4]
Added to NRHP| March 30, 2003

The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station (formerly Westchester Square station) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont and Westchester Avenues in Westchester Square, Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

## Station layout[edit]

Platform level | Side platform

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Southbound local | ←  toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Zerega Avenue)
Peak-direction express | ← No regular service
Northbound local | → toward Pelham Bay Park (Middletown Road) →
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 not used in regular service.[5] The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead.[6] The next stop to the south is Zerega Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Middletown Road.[7]

The street staircase features a stained glass piece by Romare Bearden. There are glass block tile and "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics in the mezzanine. From the northbound platform, there is a good view of the Bronx–Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges. Westchester Yard is located railroad north of the station, to the west of the Pelham Line itself. There are no windscreens, and the canopy is new.[as of?] The mezzanine artwork features an interesting geometric sculpture on the northbound side.

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[8] Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[9][10] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020-2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[11] As part of a revision to the Capital Program in April 2018, elevators will be installed at this station and it will become ADA-accessible.[12] As of February 2021[update], funding had been committed to accessibility renovations at the Westchester Square station.[13] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the installation of elevators at eight stations, including the Westchester Square station.[14][15] As of July 2022[update], the project is scheduled to be completed in May 2024.[16] From the evening of November 10, 2023 and through December 2023, Pelham Bay Park-bound trains will bypass this station due to station improvements.[17]

### Exit[edit]

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks in Westchester Square. Outside fare control, a stair leads to the northeast corner of Westchester Avenue and Lane Avenue.[18]

<6> train leaving station

Windows in exit stair

Street staircase

## Nearby points of interest[edit]

* Herbert H. Lehman High School[18]
* Huntington Free Library and Reading Room[18]
* Montefiore Medical Center[18]
* St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex[18]
* Westchester Creek[18]

## 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. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
4. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
5. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2020). Tracks of the New York City Subway 2020 (16th ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 1056711733.
6. ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
7. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
8. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
9. ^ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
10. ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
11. ^ Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
12. ^ "Funding For Subway Station ADA-Accessibility Approved". www.mta.info. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
13. ^ "2021 Commitment & Completion Goals". MTA Construction and Development. February 18, 2021. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
14. ^ Duggan, Kevin (December 12, 2021). "Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance". amNewYork. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
15. ^ "MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects". Mass Transit Magazine. December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
16. ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting July 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 25, 2022. p. 32. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
17. ^ "Subway and rail service changes: November 10-13". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10. "Beginning 9:45 p.m. Friday, Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 trains will bypass Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 24/7 through early December while we make station improvements."
18. ^ a b c d e f "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Pelham Bay" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue (IRT Pelham Line).

* nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Westchester Square
* nycsubway.org — City of Light Artwork by Romare Bearden (1993)
* nycsubway.org — Unknown Artwork (unknown artist and date)
* Station Reporter — 6 Train
* The Subway Nut — Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Pictures
* MTA's Arts For Transit — Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)
* Westchester Square entrance from Google Maps Street View

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* Pelham Bay Park
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