The Castle Hill Avenue station is a local

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on the

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of the

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. Located at the intersection of Castle Hill and Westchester Avenues in the Castle Hill neighborhood in

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, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over. __TOC__

Station layout

This elevated station has three tracks and two

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s. The center track is not used in regular service. The 6 local train serves the station at all times except rush hours in the peak direction, when the <6> express train serves the station instead. The next stop to the south is

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, while the next stop to the north is Zerega Avenue. It resembles other elevated stations along the line, with wood mezzanines and no windscreens along the platform edges. The station is located north of the Castle Hill neighborhood, and the street that the station is named for leads to that neighborhood. From October 5, 2013 to May 4, 2014, the station was closed for rehabilitation work.

Exits

The station's only exit is a mezzanine beneath the tracks. Outside

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, stairs lead to the northeast and southwest corners of Westchester Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue.

References

External links

* * Station Reporter �
6 Train
* The Subway Nut �

Castle Hill Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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