The Whitlock Avenue station is a local station on the

IRT Pelham Line The IRT Pelham Line is a rapid transit line on the New York City Subway, operated as part of the A Division and served by the 6 and <6> trains. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts expansion and opened between 1918 and 1920. It is ...

of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Whitlock Avenue and

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History

The Whitlock Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920 as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue. The construction of the Pelham Line was part of the

Dual Contracts The Dual Contracts, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The contracts were signed on March 19, 1913, by the Interborough Ra ...

, 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. Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.

Station layout

The station has three tracks and two

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s. The center express track is used by the <6> service during weekdays in the peak direction. The station has covered-over old signs and a windscreen on the south end. The north end has a full canopy over the platform. The station is adjacent to an abandoned railroad station called Westchester Avenue which was served by the

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(NYW&B), and the Harlem River Branch of the

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. Currently, the line is used by Amtrak. The former NYW&B line was at one time proposed to be converted into an extension of the

IRT Dyre Avenue Line The IRT Dyre Avenue Line (formerly the IND Dyre Avenue–East 174th Street Line) is a New York City Subway rapid transit line, part of the A Division. It is a branch of the IRT White Plains Road Line in the northeastern section of the Bronx, n ...

leading to this station, rather than its current terminus at East 180th Street on the

IRT White Plains Road Line The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the A Division of the New York City Subway serving the central Bronx. It is mostly elevated and served both subway and elevated trains until 1952. The original part of the line, the part op ...

. The station is also located right next to the Sheridan Expressway. Southbound, this is the last elevated station before the wholly underground stretch to Brooklyn Bridge station. Northbound, the line makes a right angle turn to the east and crosses the

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via a truss bridge.

Exits

The mezzanine is wood and features frosted windows in a simulated 16-pane pattern. At one time there were doors to the

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but they have been removed; doors from fare control to the street remain. Outside fare control, exit stairs lead to either southern corner of Westchester Avenue and Whitlock Avenue.

References

External links

* * Station Reporter �
6 Train
* The Subway Nut �

Whitlock Avenue entrances from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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