161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
161st Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Sign along the platform for the former 161st Street Third Avenue El. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 161st Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Morrisania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′23″N 73°54′33″W / 40.82306°N 73.90917°WCoordinates: 40°49′23″N 73°54′33″W / 40.82306°N 73.90917°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 7, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 29, 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | 166th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 156th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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161st Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on August 7, 1887 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 166th Street. It was the northernmost station on the Third Avenue elevated until Christmas Day that year. The next stop to the south was 156th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
The train was notable at this station for arriving in front of the Bronx Borough Courthouse.
References[]
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Final Run". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. April 30, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved June 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
Media related to 161st Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
Categories:
- IRT Third Avenue Line stations
- Former elevated and subway stations in the Bronx
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
- Railway stations closed in 1973
- 1887 establishments in New York (state)
- 1973 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Morrisania, Bronx
- Third Avenue
- New York City railway station stubs
- Bronx building and structure stubs