6 (New York City Subway service)

New York City Subway service

The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6> Pelham Bay Park Express[2] are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway.

"6" train symbol"6" train symbol
Lexington Avenue Local
Pelham Bay Park Express
Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 express train of R62As passing 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 stock370 R62As (37 trains)[1]
(Rolling stock assignments subject to change)
DepotWestchester Yard
Started serviceOctober 27, 1904; 120 years ago (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

Local service is shown by a (6) in a circular bullet, and express service is shown by a <6> in a diamond-shaped bullet.

Service pattern

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The following table shows the lines used by 6 and <6>. The shaded boxes show the route at the specified times.[3]

Line From To Tracks Times
weekday peak direction all other times
IRT Pelham Line (full line) Pelham Bay Park Castle Hill Avenue local
Parkchester Third Avenue–138th Street express
local
IRT Lexington Avenue Line 125th Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall

Stations

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Station service legend
  Stops all times
  Stops all times except late nights
  Stops late nights only
  Stops weekdays only
  Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
  Stops weekdays in the peak direction only
  Station closed
Time period details
  Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
  ↑ Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
in the indicated direction only
  ↓
  Elevator access to mezzanine only
Stations   Subway transfers Connections/other notes
The Bronx
Pelham Line
    Pelham Bay Park   Bx12 Select Bus Service
    Buhre Avenue
    Middletown Road
    Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue
    Zerega Avenue
    Castle Hill Avenue
    Parkchester Q44 Select Bus Service

On weekdays, all local peak direction and alternating trains in the off peak direction during rush hour and midday begin and end at this station.
  | St. Lawrence Avenue
  | Morrison Avenue–Soundview
  | Elder Avenue
  | Whitlock Avenue
    Hunts Point Avenue   Bx6 Select Bus Service
  | Longwood Avenue
  | East 149th Street
  | East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street
  | Cypress Avenue
  | Brook Avenue
    Third Avenue–138th Street Some a.m. rush hour trips to Manhattan begin or end at this station
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue Line
    125th Street   4 5 Metro-North Railroad at Harlem–125th Street

M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport

One southbound p.m. rush hour trip begins at this station
    116th Street 4
    110th Street 4
    103rd Street 4
    96th Street 4
    86th Street   ↑ 4 5 M86 Select Bus Service

Station is ADA-accessible in the northbound direction for the local platform only.
    77th Street 4 M79 Select Bus Service
    68th Street–Hunter College 4
    59th Street   ↑ 4 5

N R W (BMT Broadway Line at Lexington Avenue/59th Street)

Out-of-system transfer with MetroCard/OMNY:

F <F> N Q R (63rd Street Lines at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street)
Roosevelt Island Tramway

Elevator access via Bloomingdale's in the northbound direction only during Bloomingdale's operating hours; no ADA access
    51st Street   4

E M (IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street)
    Grand Central–42nd Street   4 5

7 <7> (IRT Flushing Line)

S (42nd Street Shuttle)
Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
    33rd Street 4 M15 Select Bus Service

M34 / M34A Select Bus Service

NYC Ferry: Astoria and Soundview Routes

(on FDR Drive and East 34th Street)
    28th Street   ↓ 4 Station is ADA-accessible in the southbound direction only.

M15 Select Bus Service

M23 Select Bus Service

M34 / M34A Select Bus Service
    23rd Street   4 M14A / M14D Select Bus Service

M15 Select Bus Service

M23 Select Bus Service

M34 / M34A Select Bus Service

NYC Ferry: Soundview Route

(on FDR Drive/Avenue C and East 20th Street)
    14th Street–Union Square 4 5

L (BMT Canarsie Line)

N Q R W (BMT Broadway Line)
M14A / M14D Select Bus Service
    Astor Place   ↓ 4 Elevator access via Kmart in the southbound direction only during Kmart's operating hours; no ADA access.
    Bleecker Street   4

B D F <F> M (IND Sixth Avenue Line at Broadway–Lafayette Street)
    Spring Street 4
    Canal Street   4

N Q R W (BMT Broadway Line)

J Z (BMT Nassau Street Line)
    Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall   4 5

J Z (BMT Nassau Street Line at Chambers Street)

References

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  1. "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required April 27, 2020" (PDF). The Bulletin. 63 (6). Electric Railroaders' Association: 14. July 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. "6 Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. "Subway Service Guide" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.