IRT Pelham Line

IRT Pelham Line
The 6 and <6> trains serve the entire IRT Pelham Line.
Overview
Owner	City of New York
Termini	Pelham Bay Park Third Avenue–138th Street
Stations	18
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	New York City Subway
Operator(s)	New York City Transit Authority
Daily ridership	62,187 (2023) [1]
History
Opened	1918–1920
Technical
Number of tracks	2–3
Character	Underground (Hunts Point & South) Elevated (North of Hunts Point)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	600V DC third rail
Route map Legend Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road Westchester Yard Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue Zerega Avenue Castle Hill Avenue 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 Jerome Avenue Line Lexington Avenue Tunnel Harlem River The Bronx Manhattan Lexington Avenue Line Legend Express station Local station This diagram: view talk edit

The IRT Pelham Line is a rapid transit line on the New York City Subway, operated as part of the A Division and served by the 6 and <6> trains.^[2] It was built as part of the Dual Contracts expansion and opened between 1918 and 1920. It is both elevated and underground with Whitlock Avenue being the southernmost elevated station. It has three tracks from the beginning to just south of the Pelham Bay Park terminal. The Pelham Line also has a connection to Westchester Yard, where 6 trains are stored, just north of Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue.