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3 Av-138 St Station

3rd Avenue–138th Street

6

Not accessible

Next trains

6 Pelham platforms

Northbound

  • 6Pelham Bay ParkLive3 min7:44 PM
  • 6ParkchesterLive · 1 min early6 min7:47 PM
  • 6XPelham Bay ParkLive · 1 min early11 min7:52 PM
  • 6Pelham Bay ParkLive14 min7:56 PM

Manhattan

  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive · 1 min early1 min7:43 PM
  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive6 min7:47 PM
  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive · 1 min early10 min7:51 PM
  • 6Brooklyn Bridge-City HallLive · 2 min early15 min7:56 PM

Data may not be real time. “Live” times come from MTA real-time feeds as processed by our trip planner; “Scheduled” times come from published timetables. This site is independent and not affiliated with the MTA. Updated 7:41 PM ET; refreshes every 30 seconds.

Service alerts

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended6No 6 between Hunts Point Av and 125 St

Oct 16 - 19, Fri 9:30 PM to Mon 5:00 AM

6 runs in two sections:

1. Between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St and via the 4 to/from 149 St-Hostos, every 8 minutes (days/evenings)

2. Between Hunts Point Av and Pelham Bay Park, every 12 minutes (days/evenings)

shuttle bus Free T102 shuttle buses run along two routes:

Local, making all 6 station stops, and nonstop between 125 St and Hunts Point Av.

Transfer between 6 and shuttle bus at Hunts Point Av accessible and 125 St accessible

See a map of this service change.

Note: Uptown 6 trains skip the 138 St-Grand Concourse 4 station.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 5:09 PM

UpcomingReduced Service66 runs every 8 minutes

Nov 7 - 8 Nov 14 - 15, and Nov 21 - 22, Sat and Sun, days and evenings

6 runs on a modified schedule while 45 and 6 trains share a track in Manhattan.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 11:14 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended6No 6 between Hunts Point Av and 125 St

Oct 19 - 23, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM

6 runs in two sections:

1. Between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St and via the 4 to/from 149 St-Hostos.

2. Between Hunts Point Av and Pelham Bay Park

shuttle bus Free T102 shuttle buses make all stops between 125 St and Hunts Point Av.

Transfer between 6 and shuttle bus at Hunts Point Av accessible and 125 St accessible

Note: Uptown 6 trains skip the 138 St-Grand Concourse 4 station.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 9:52 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Part Suspended6No 6 between Hunts Point Av and 125 St

Oct 27 - 30, Tue to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM

6 runs in two sections:

1. Between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St and via the 4 to/from 149 St-Hostos.

2. Between Hunts Point Av and Pelham Bay Park

shuttle bus Free T102 shuttle buses make all stops between 125 St and Hunts Point Av.

Transfer between 6 and shuttle bus at Hunts Point Av accessible and 125 St accessible

Note: Uptown 6 trains skip the 138 St-Grand Concourse 4 station.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Sep 30, 2026, 2:13 PM

UpcomingPlanned - Stops Skipped6In the Bronx, Manhattan-bound 6 skips Longwood Av, E 149 St, E 143 St, Cypress Av and Brook Av All trains board from the uptown platform at 3 Av-138 St

Oct 26 - 27, Mon 11:45 PM to Tue 5:00 AM

For service to these stations, take the 6 to 3 Av-138 St and transfer to a Pelham Bay Park-bound 6.

For service from these stations, take the 6 to Hunts Point Av accessible and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 6.

What's happening?

We're replacing tracks

accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.

Posted Sep 29, 2026, 8:57 AM

UpcomingPlanned - Express to Local6In the Bronx, Pelham Bay Park-bound express 6X runs local from 3 Av-138 St to Parkchester

Oct 28, Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

What's happening?

Signal maintenance

Posted Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 AM

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Elevators & escalators

No elevators or escalators are listed for this station in the MTA equipment feed.

Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.

First & last trains (scheduled)

Line & directionWeekdaySatSun
6 Pelham Bay Park 24 hours24 hoursNo service
6 Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall 24 hours24 hoursNo service

From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.

Map & entrances

7 entrances: 7 stairs.

Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.

Directions to this station

Accessibility

  • 6 3 Av-138 St (Pelham) Not accessible

ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.

Transfers nearby

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Citi Bike nearby

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