The Zerega Avenue station is a local

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on the

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of the

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. Located at Zerega Avenue and

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in the

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neighborhood of

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, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over. __TOC__

History

This station was built as part of the Pelham Line, which was part of the

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, signed on March 19, 1913, and also known as the Dual Subway System. The Pelham Line was proposed to be a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue to Pelham Bay Park. This station opened on October 24, 1920, with the line's extension from East 177th Street to

. Service was initially served by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s. From July 5, 2014, to April 27, 2015, as part of a $109 million rebuilding project at five Pelham Line stations, this station, along with Buhre Avenue, was closed for station rehabilitation work.

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two

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s. The center track is not used in regular service. 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. The next stop to the south is Castle Hill Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue. It resembles other elevated stations along the line: it has wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

Exits

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside

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, stairs lead to the northeast and southwest corners of Westchester Avenue and Zerega Avenue.

References

External links

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

Zerega Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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