183rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Appearance
183rd Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 183rd Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Belmont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°51′15″N 73°53′27″W / 40.85417°N 73.89083°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, 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 29, 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | Fordham Road–190th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 180th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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183rd Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was opened on July 1, 1901, and was one of three stations built when the line was extended to Fordham Plaza. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The station was located near what is today Saint Barnabas Hospital Pediatrics, and was five blocks east of the former New York Central Railroad station of the same name along the Harlem Line. The next stop to the north was Fordham Road–190th Street. The next stop to the south was 180th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973. This station was very famous for Dondi's "Children of the Grave: Part II"
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 183rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- "183rd 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 1901
- Railway stations closed in 1973
- 1901 establishments in New York (state)
- 1973 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Former elevated and subway stations in the Bronx
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- Belmont, Bronx
- Third Avenue
- New York City railway station stubs
- Bronx building and structure stubs