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 156th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 161st Street station was a local station on the demolished
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.