The
6 Lexington Avenue/Pelham Local and
<6> Lexington Avenue Local/Pelham Express are two
rapid transit services in the
A Division of the
New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored since they use the
IRT Lexington Avenue Line in
Manhattan. Local service is denoted by a
(6) in a circular bullet, and express service is denoted by a
<6> in a diamond-shaped bullet.
6 trains normally operate local entirely between
Pelham Bay Park in
the Bronx and
Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall in
Lower Manhattan. During rush hours and middays in the peak direction,
<6> Bronx express trains replace
6 local ones north of Parkchester, and run express between that station and
Third Avenue – 138th Street. During this time,
6 Bronx local trains
short turn at
Parkchester. Weekdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., some Manhattan-bound
<6> trains run local from Parkchester to Hunts Point Avenue while some Parkchester-bound
6 trains run express in that section.