Elder Avenue station opened on May 30, 1920, as the Pelham Line was extended to East 177th Street from Hunts Point Avenue.[3][4][5] 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.[6] The Pelham Line was built as a branch of the Lexington Avenue Line running northeast via 138th Street, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue.[7] Initially, the extension was served by a shuttle service operating with elevated cars. Passengers transferred to the shuttle at Hunts Point Avenue.[8] As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[9]
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 weekday peak direction <6> express service.[10] The 6 local train serves the station at all times.[11] The next stop to the south is Whitlock Avenue, while the next stop to the north is Morrison Avenue–Soundview.[12] Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames and support columns at the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends.[13] The station name plates are in the standard black with white lettering that covered up the original IRT style mosaic signs.[14]
Exits
The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks.[15] Inside the turnstile bank, there are two staircases to each platform at the center and a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the southwest and northeast corner of Elder and Westchester Avenues.[16]
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.
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.
