Zerega Avenue station

Zerega Avenue
Zerega Avenue
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
	View of southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Zerega Avenue & Westchester Avenue; Bronx, NY
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Westchester Square
Coordinates	40°50′12″N 73°50′48″W / 40.836769°N 73.846793°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT 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: Bx4
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	October 24, 1920; 103 years ago
Rebuilt	July 5, 2014; 9 years ago to April 27, 2015; 9 years ago
Opposite-; direction; transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	504,725 4.6%
Rank	382 out of 423
Services
Services
Location
Track layout
	Legend
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The Zerega Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Zerega Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Westchester Square 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.

History

This station was built as part of the Pelham Line, which was part of the Dual Contracts, signed on March 19, 1913, and also known as the Dual Subway System.^[4] The Pelham Line was proposed to be a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue to Pelham Bay Park.^[5] This station opened on October 24, 1920, with the line's extension from East 177th Street to Westchester Square.^[6]^[7]^[8]^: 2389 Service was initially served by a mix of through and shuttle trains during the 1920s.^[9]^: 73–74

From July 5, 2014, to April 27, 2015, as part of a $109 million rebuilding project at five Pelham Line stations,^[2] this station, along with Buhre Avenue, was closed for station rehabilitation work.^[10]^[11]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Castle Hill Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← No regular service
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in regular service.^[12] The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead.^[13] The next stop to the south is Castle Hill Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue.^[14]

It resembles other elevated stations along the line: it has wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges.

Exits

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside fare control, stairs lead to the northeast and southwest corners of Westchester Avenue and Zerega Avenue.^[15]