Brook Avenue
NorthboundR62A 6 train at the station
Station statistics
Address	Brook Avenue and East 138th Street Bronx, New York
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Mott Haven
Coordinates	40°48′27″N73°55′10″W / 40.80754°N 73.91932°W /40.80754; -73.91932
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Pelham Line
Services	6  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus:Bx33
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	January 7, 1919; 106 years ago (1919-01-07)[2]
Accessible	notADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Traffic
2024	1,063,082[3]  3.8%
Rank	283 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Cypress Avenue towardPelham Bay Park Local Third Avenue–138th Street towardBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toCypress Avenue toThird Avenue–138th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

TheBrook Avenue station is a localstation on theIRT Pelham Line of theNew York City Subway. It is served by the6 train at all times and is located at Brook Avenue and East 138th Street in theMott Haven neighborhood ofthe Bronx. The station opened in 1919 as part of an extension of the Pelham Line of theInterborough Rapid Transit Company, and had its platforms extended in the 1960s. The station is slated to undergo renovations to become compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

This station opened on January 7, 1919 with the extension of the Pelham Line fromThird Avenue–138th Street toHunts Point Avenue by theInterborough Rapid Transit Company.^[2]

In 1951, theMTA proposed building a transfer from the IRT Pelham Line to theIND Second Avenue Line at Brook Avenue, though that was never built.^[4][5] Instead, both platforms were extended at either ends in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard length of anIRT train (510 feet (160 m)). The extensions are noticeable as they are narrower than the rest of the platforms and have no columns. The extensions result in the platforms being slightly offset.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, theMTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[6] 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.^[7][8] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.^[9] In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would becomeADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[10] The renovation of the station was to be funded bycongestion pricing in New York City, but the renovation was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed.^[11][12]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← towardBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall(Third Avenue–138th Street)
	Peak-direction express	← does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ towardPelham Bay Park (Parkchester PM rush)(Cypress Avenue) →
	Side platform

This underground station has three tracks and twoside platforms. The center express track is used by the weekday peak direction<6> service.^[13] The6 local train serves the station at all times.^[14] The next stop to the south isThird Avenue–138th Street, while the next stop to the north isCypress Avenue.^[15]

Both platforms have their originalDual Contracts mosaic trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a geometricVickers design of brightly colored diamonds in blue and green, bordered by scarlet red and yellow-ochre bands, as well as alternating "B" and concentric diamond plaques at regular intervals. The name tablets read "BROOK AVE." in whiteseriffed lettering on a blue background and yellow-ochre border. Some of the tablets themselves, and sections of the trim line on both sides have been replaced in recent years with historically accurate replicas. Dark yellow I-beam columns run along the original portion of the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black name plate with white lettering.^{[citation needed]}

There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.^[16]

Both platforms have one same-levelfare control area at the center. Each one has aturnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on thePelham Bay Park-bound platform go up to either southern corners of Brook Avenue and East 138th Street while the ones on theManhattan-bound platform go up to either northern corners.^[17]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toBrook Avenue (IRT Pelham Line).

• nycsubway.org –IRT Pelham Line: Brook Avenue
• Station Reporter —6 train
• The Subway Nut —Brook Avenue PicturesArchived July 6, 2020, at theWayback Machine
• Brook Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

• Future accessible New York City Subway stations
• IRT Pelham Line stations
• New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1919
• Mott Haven, Bronx
• 1919 establishments in New York City

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