156th Street station
Appearance
(Redirected from 156th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line))
156th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 156th Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Melrose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′13″N 73°54′46.4″W / 40.82028°N 73.912889°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 29, 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | 161st Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 149th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 156th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on July 1, 1887, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 161st Street. The next stop to the south was 149th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]Media related to 156th 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
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
- 1887 establishments in New York (state)
- 1973 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Melrose, Bronx
- Third Avenue
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973
- New York City railway station stubs
- Bronx building and structure stubs