Buhre Avenue station
Buhre Avenue BxM8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (2 in regular service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 20, 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | July 5, 2014[2] | to April 27, 2015|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 758,972[3] 3.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 340 out of 423[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Buhre Avenue station (<6> train takes over.
History
This station opened on December 20, 1920 with the extension of the Pelham Line from
Westchester Square to Pelham Bay Park.[4][5][6] Service was originally provided by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s.[7]
: 73–74
From July 5, 2014, to April 27, 2015, as part of a $109 million rebuilding project at five Pelham Line stations,
Station layout
Platform level | Side platform | |
Southbound local | ← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Middletown Road) | |
Peak-direction express | No regular service | |
Northbound local | toward Pelham Bay Park (Terminus) → | |
Side platform | ||
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines | |
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
There are three tracks and two
mezzanine
and no windscreens along the platform edges.
The platform lights are sodium vapor, but the wood mezzanine only has old-style lights that are quite dim. There are non-working old lights on the platform, covered old signs, and two extra exits from the
Pelham Bay Park
terminal are occupied.
Exits
The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside
fare control, stairs lead to the northern, western, and southern corners of the seven-pointed intersection of Westchester, Buhre, Crosby, and Edison Avenues.[13]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Zerega Av and Buhre Av 6 Stations To Reopen After Renewal Project". mta.info (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ York, Bronx Board of Trade, New (1931). A Comprehensive General and Industrial Survey: The Bronx in the City of New York. Bronx Board of Trade. p. 27.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
- ^ Moodys Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities. Moody Manual Company. 1922.
- ^ Annual Report. J.B. Lyon Company. 1922.
- ^ "Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue 6 Line Stations to Close for Seven Months for Renewal". Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Service Notice". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- OCLC 1056711733.
- ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective August 12, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Buhre Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buhre Avenue (IRT Pelham Line).
- nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Buhre Avenue
- Station Reporter — 6 Train
- The Subway Nut — Buhre Avenue Pictures Archived 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Buhre Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View