Morrison Avenue–Soundview (IRT Pelham Line)

Morrison Avenue–Soundview
New York City Subway rapid transit station
A R142A 6 train arriving at Morrison Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Morrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10472
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°WCoordinates: 40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 27, 1920
Former/other names	Sound View Avenue Morrison–Sound View Avenues Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,097,203[1]  1.3%
Rank	236 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	St. Lawrence Avenue: 6
Next south	Elder Avenue: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Morrison Avenue–Soundview^[2] is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Morrison Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to St. Lawrence Av to Elder Av

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Elder Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park or Parkchester (St. Lawrence Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Station agent, MetroCard vending machines, fare control
G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance

Southwest street entrance

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is used by the <6> train on weekdays in the peak direction. The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.

Two staircases from each platform lead to the wooden elevated mezzanine beneath the tracks. The station house has a turnstile bank, token booth, and three street staircases to all four corners of Morrison and Westchester Avenues except for the southeast one.

The station opened on May 27, 1920 as Sound View Avenue and has also been known as Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue and Morrison – Sound View Avenues.^[3]

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[4]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
2. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
3. "Bronx Subway Extension Opened". New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
4. Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Morrison/Soundview Aves.
• The Subway Nut — Morrison–Soundview Avenues Pictures
• Morrison Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View