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Morrison Avenue–Soundview
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
A R142A 6 train arriving at Morrison Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Morrison Avenue & Westchester Avenue Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Soundview
Coordinates	40°49′46″N 73°52′28″W / 40.829495°N 73.874474°W / 40.829495; -73.874474
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27 NYC Ferry: Soundview (at Soundview Park)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-05-30)
Rebuilt	February 8, 2010; 14 years ago (February 8, 2010) to September 13, 2010; 14 years ago (September 13, 2010)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Former/other names	Sound View Avenue Morrison–Sound View Avenues Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue
Traffic
2023	1,221,900  1.2%
Rank	250 out of 423
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station St. Lawrence Avenuetoward Pelham Bay Park Local Elder Avenuetoward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New York
Track layout Legend to St. Lawrence Avenue to Elder Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

The Morrison Avenue–Soundview station 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.

History

The station opened on May 30, 1920 as Sound View Avenue and has also been known as Morrison Avenue–Sound View Avenue and Morrison–Sound View Avenues. The station was opened as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue. The construction of the Pelham Line was part of the Dual Contracts, signed on March 19, 1913 and also known as the Dual Subway System. The Pelham Line was built as a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue. Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.

In 1981, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (Elder Avenue)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Pelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush) (St. Lawrence Avenue) →
	Side platform
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Ground	Street level	Exit/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 6 local train serves the station at all times. The next stop to the south is Elder Avenue, while the next stop to the north is St. Lawrence Avenue. The platforms have beige windscreen, green canopies, and red roofs in the center and waist-level black steel fence at both ends.

Exits

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.

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
4. "Bronx Subway Extension Opened" (PDF). The New York Times. May 28, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
5. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1922. p. 372.
6. Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1920. pp. 5, 13.
7. The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912). New York State Public Service Commission. September 1912. Retrieved March 25, 2014 – via nycsubway.org.
8. Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang. p. 48.
9. Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "Agency Lists Its 69 Most Deteriorated Subway Stations". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
10. Dougherty, Peter (2006) . Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
11. "6 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
12. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bronx Zoo" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IRT Pelham Line: Morrison/Soundview Aves.
• The Subway Nut — Morrison–Soundview Avenues Pictures Archived October 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Morrison Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Lexington Avenue Local	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road 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 125th Street 116th Street 110th Street 103rd Street 96th Street 86th Street 77th Street 68th Street–Hunter College 59th Street 51st Street Grand Central–42nd Street 33rd Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street–Union Square Astor Place Bleecker Street Spring Street Canal Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.

v t e Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)
Pelham Line ​	Pelham Bay Park Buhre Avenue Middletown Road 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 [to 125th Street, Lexington Ave. Line →]
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. Struck through passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

• IRT Pelham Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920
• 1920 establishments in New York City
• Soundview, Bronx