Parkchester (IRT Pelham Line)

Parkchester (formerly and still announced as Parkchester – East 177th Street) is an express station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. The station opened on May 27, 1920. It is located in the Bronx at the intersection of the Cross-Bronx Expressway service roads (formerly East 177th Street), Metropolitan Avenue, and Westchester Avenue, atop Hugh J. Grant Circle. It is served by the 6 train at all times and the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction. By passenger count, Parkchester is the third busiest station in the Bronx in 2014, behind 161st Street – Yankee Stadium and Third Avenue – 149th Street, which are respectively the busiest and second busiest stations.