161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
161st Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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°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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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | 166th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 156th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 161st Street station 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). Vol. 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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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.