The 138th Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on January 1, 1887, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had two tracks and one island platform. It was also served by trains of the IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940. A paid transfer was available to IRT Pelham Line trains at the underground Third Avenue – 138th Street station. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
138th St. | ||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | East 138th Street between Alexander and Willis Avenues Bronx, New York Mott Haven, The Bronx | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°48′32.6″N 73°55′26.7″W / 40.809056°N 73.924083°W | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1887 | |||||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940 (2nd Ave.) May 12, 1955 (3rd Ave.)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Former services | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
- "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.
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