6 (New York City Subway service)

"6" train symbol"6" train symbol
Lexington Avenue Local
Pelham Bay Park Express
Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 express train of R62As passing through Elder Avenue
Map of the "6" train
Northern endPelham Bay Park (all times)
Parkchester (weekdays, peak direction)
Southern endBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Stations38 (local service)
29 (express service)
Rolling stockR62A[1][2]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotWestchester Yard
Started serviceOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Route map

Down arrow  6   <6> 
Pelham Bay Park
Buhre Avenue
Middletown Road
Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue
Zerega Avenue
Castle Hill Avenue
Down arrow  6  (rush hours)
Parkchester
St. Lawrence Avenue
Morrison Avenue–Soundview
Elder Avenue
Whitlock Avenue
Hunts Point Avenue
Longwood Avenue
East 149th Street
East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street
Cypress Avenue
Brook Avenue
Third Avenue–138th Street
125th Street
116th Street
110th Street
103rd Street
96th Street
86th Street Disabled access
northbound local
only
77th Street
68th Street–Hunter College
59th Street
51st Street
Grand Central–42nd Street
33rd Street
28th Street Disabled access
southbound
only
23rd Street
14th Street–Union Square
Astor Place
Bleecker Street
Spring Street
Canal Street
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Up arrow  6   <6> 
Legend

Lines used by the "6" train
Other services sharing tracks with the "6" train
Unused lines, connections, or service patterns
 6 
Termini of services

Cross-platform interchange

Platforms on different levels

The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6> Pelham Bay Park Express[3] are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored forest green since they use the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan.[4] Local service is denoted by a (6) in a circular bullet, and express service is denoted by a <6> in a diamond-shaped bullet. On the R62A rolling stock, this is often indicated by LEDs around the service logo to indicate local or express service to riders. The LEDs illuminate in a green circle pattern for 6 local trains and in a red diamond pattern for <6> trains.

6 trains operate local at all times between Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall in Lower Manhattan. During weekdays in the peak direction, <6> Pelham Express trains replace 6 local trains north of Parkchester, and run express between that station and Third Avenue–138th Street. During this time, 6 Pelham Local trains short turn at Parkchester (except for peak-direction <6> Express trains that return in the opposite direction as 6 Local trains). Weekdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., select Manhattan-bound <6> trains run local from Parkchester to Hunts Point Avenue while select Parkchester-bound 6 trains run express in that section.

The 6 in its current format has run since the implementation of the IRT "H" system in 1918. Since 1920, it has remained largely unchanged, running between Pelham Bay Park and City Hall with a peak-express variant in the Bronx. In 1945, the city closed the City Hall Loop station, the 6's former southern terminal in Manhattan. Since then, most 6 trains have terminated at Brooklyn Bridge, with a few exceptions in later years. In 2023, the 6 was the busiest route in the subway system, carrying around 140 million passengers.[5]

  1. ^ 'Subdivision 'A' Car Assignment Effective December 23, 2023'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required December 23, 2023" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association. February 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 17, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Mta.info – Line Colors". web.mta.info. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "MTA 2023 Transit Report: Busiest Borough, Subway Stop, Bathrooms Revealed". www.fox5ny.com. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

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