Hunts Point Av — Local services in New York

Hunts Point Avenue (IRT Pelham Line)

Hunts Point Avenue is an express station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway, served by the 6 train at all times and the train on weekdays in the peak direction. It is located at Hunts Point Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx.

The Hunts Point Avenue station opened on January 7, 1919 as the new terminal of the Pelham Line, which was extended from Third Avenue–138th Street. 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. The extension was originally supposed to be finished by the end of 1918, but due to the difficulty in acquiring materials, the opening was delayed. In January 1919, the Public Service Commission was acquiring property for a subway yard at Pelham Bay Park. On May 30, 1920, the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street, with the extension being 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.

On November 18, 2014, a $17.8 million project to make the station compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act was completed and the reconstructed entrances and fare control area opened to the public. There are three elevators: one from the mezzanine to each platform within fare control, and one from the mezzanine to Monsignor Del Valle Square.

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.

This underground station has three tracks and two island platforms. The 6 stops on the outer local tracks while the stops at the center express track. This is the northernmost underground station on the line before the elevated stretch to Pelham Bay Park station.

The track walls have geometric Vickers-designed mosaic friezes in muted shades of blue, grey and beige, with occasional bits of pale pink. The large identifying plaques show "H P". Matching "uptown" and "downtown" directional mosaics are found in the mezzanine, along with a smaller, simplified version of the frieze found on the lower level. Dark green i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, a single line in the middle at their ends and one line on each side at their center.

This station's main fare control area is a mezzanine above the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go up to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going up to Monsignor Del Valle Square, a city-owned park on the triangle formed by East 163rd Street, Hunts Point Avenue, and Bruckner Boulevard. In a design that is not common in the subway system, the street-level facility, street stair enclosures, and lights are all made of bricks. Although the platform level is lit by fluorescent bulbs, the mezzanine remains lit by incandescent lights, which were replaced along every platform in the subway by the late 1980s.

The northbound platform has an exit-only at its extreme northern end. A twisting staircase goes up to a street-level steel and glass structure, where exit-only turnstiles provide access out of the station. It is located at the southeast corner of Southern Boulevard and Hunts...

The station itself is not well maintained in terms of sanitation. There's at least a few pieces of garbage at the platforms. At the end of the platforms and sometimes in the elevators, as others mentioned, it really does not smell that good. Almost every time I go to work, I see at least one homeless person loitering at the station. Which I mean he or she does not have a purpose to be in the station. In terms of security, it's not the best secured station, but almost every time I go in, I see around 3 officers guarding the door amd turnstiles. One positive thing is that you have a few bus lines to take after you get out of the station. Bx19, Bx6, and Bx5 are the buses. If you want, the fastest bus to the 2 and 5 trains is the Bx 19 if you are heading North. This station needs a...

Overall has improved adding elevator to the station but sadly they have already gained a horrific smell, and the station overall look is unsanitary. I take this train everyday and often wish a mini store could be added like there was in...