St. Lawrence Avenue station

The St. Lawrence Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. The station, served by the 6 train at all times, is located at the intersection of St. Lawrence Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.

St. Lawrence Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	St. Lawrence Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40.831573°N 73.867307°W / 40.831573; -73.867307
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-30)[2]
Rebuilt	February 28, 2011; 13 years ago (February 28, 2011) to October 16, 2011; 12 years ago (October 16, 2011)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	816,020[3]  2.8%
Rank	330 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Parkchester toward Pelham Bay Park Local Morrison Avenue–Soundview toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Parkchester to Morrison Avenue–Soundview
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

St. Lawrence Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920 as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue.^[2][4][5] 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.^[6] 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]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Morrison Avenue–Soundview)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (Parkchester) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

An R142A 6 Express train bypassing the station

The station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the <6> service during weekdays in the peak direction.^[9] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.^[10] The next stop to the south is Morrison Avenue–Soundview, while the next stop to the north is Parkchester.^[11]

The station resembles other elevated stations along the line: it has a wood mezzanine and no windscreens along the platform edges. St. Lawrence Avenue is the northernmost station on the IRT Pelham Line that does not serve rush-hour express service.

Exits

There is a mezzanine below the east end of the station, which contains the station's only exit. Outside fare control, exit stairs lead to the southwest and northeast corners of Westchester Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue.^[12]

References

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 Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
5. Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1920. pp. 5, 13.
6. nycsubway.org—The Dual Contracts
7. "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
10. "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
11. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
12. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: St. Lawrence Avenue
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — St. Lawrence Avenue Pictures Archived March 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
• St. Lawrence Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (Daytime)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (Night)