166th Street station
Appearance
166th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address | East 166th Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Morrisania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′42″N 73°54′25″W / 40.82833°N 73.90694°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 25, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 29, 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | 169th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 161st Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 166th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on December 25, 1887, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 169th Street. The next stop to the south was 161st Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
The train was notable at this station for arriving in front of the Franklin Avenue Armory and having views of Morris High School.
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 166th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- "166th Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "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
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
- Former elevated and subway stations in the Bronx
- 1887 establishments in New York (state)
- 1973 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Morrisania, Bronx
- Third Avenue
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973
- New York City railway station stubs
- Bronx building and structure stubs