Morrison Avenue

Morrison Avenue – Soundview New York City Subway rapid transit station
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°W / 40.829495; -73.874474Coordinates: 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)
Connection	New York City Bus: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	May 30, 1920
Former/other names	Sound View Avenue Morrison – Sound View Avenues Morrison Avenue – Sound View Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	730,517[1]  63.1%
Rank	388 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	St. Lawrence Avenue: 6
Next south	Elder Avenue: 6
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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.

This station has three tracks and two side platforms. 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 northwest one.

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.

References

1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
2. ^ New York City Subway Map, March 2009

External links

• nycsubway.org — IRT Pelham Line: Morrison/Soundview Aves.
• Station Reporter — 6 Train
• The Subway Nut — Morrison–Soundview Avenues Pictures
• Morrison Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View