143rd Street station - Wikipedia
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143rd St. | |||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | East 143rd Street between Alexander and Willis Avenues Bronx, New York Mott Haven, The Bronx | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°48′44.7″N 73°55′18.5″W / 40.812417°N 73.921806°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 | May 23, 1886; 138 years ago | ||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955; 69 years ago[1] | ||||||||||||
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The 143rd Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on May 23, 1886, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, one week after replacing the recently opened 133rd Street station as the northern terminus of the Third Avenue Line.[2][3] This station had two tracks and one island platform, and was also served by trains of the IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[4]
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chiasson, George (April 2016). "From Recognition To Dominance: The New York Connecting Railroad (Bridging the Bay and Connecting the Pieces)". New York Division Bulletin. 59 (4). Electric Railroaders' Association: 3–5. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Just across the River, Opening of a Short Length of Sub-Urban Rapid Transit Railroad" (PDF). The New York Times Company. May 18, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
- "143rd Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2009.