Buhre Avenue station

Buhre Avenue (/bjʊər/) is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Buhre and Westchester Avenues in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

 Buhre Avenue
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound <6> train leaves Buhre Avenue
Station statistics
AddressBuhre Avenue & Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
BoroughThe Bronx
LocalePelham Bay
Coordinates40.846995°N 73.832331°W / 40.846995; -73.832331
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT 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: Bx8, Bx24
MTA Bus: BxM8
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedDecember 20, 1920 (December 20, 1920)
RebuiltJuly 5, 2014 (July 5, 2014) to April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)[1]
Station code361[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,146,032[3]  3.2%
Rank338 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next northPelham Bay Park: 6  <6> ​
Next southMiddletown Road: 6  <6> ​

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 2014 to April 2015,[1] this station, along with Zerega Avenue, was closed for station rehabilitation work.[8][9]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Southbound local ← toward Brooklyn Bridge (Middletown Road)
Peak-direction express ← No regular service
Northbound local → toward Pelham Bay Park (Terminus) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Exit/entrance

There are three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service. It resembles other elevated stations along the line in that it has a wood 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 fare control area. Holding lights have been added in two places along the uptown platform, so that trains can be kept at this station when the two tracks at 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.[10]

References
  1. "Zerega Av and Buhre Av 6 Stations To Reopen After Renewal Project". mta.info (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
  6. Moodys Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities. Moody Manual Company. 1922.
  7. Annual Report. J.B. Lyon Company. 1922.
  8. "Zerega Avenue and Buhre Avenue 6 Line Stations to Close for Seven Months for Renewal". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 3, 2014.
  9. Service changes MTA
  10. "Buhre Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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