133rd Street station explained

Style:	IRT
133rd St.
Type:	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority
Line:	Third Avenue Line
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Address:	East 133rd Street between Alexander and Willis Avenues Bronx, New York^[1]
Borough:	Port Morris, The Bronx
Coordinates:	40.8068°N -73.9258°W
Structure:	Elevated
Closed:	(2nd Ave.) (3rd Ave.)^[2]
Other Services Header:	Former services

The 133rd Street station was a station on the IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on May 17, 1886, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company,^{[3] [4]} and was the first stop in the Bronx after crossing the Harlem River. It had two tracks and one island platform, and was also the terminus of the Third Avenue Line until May 23, 1886, when it was expanded to 143rd Street. Besides Third Avenue Line trains, it was also served by trains of the IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940, when Second Avenue service ended.^{[5] [6] [7]} This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[8]

References

• Web site: 3rd Avenue El . nycsubway.org . 2009-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041419/http://nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html . 27 January 2009 . live .
• Web site: Third Avenue Local . Station Reporter . 2009-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm . 2010-06-09 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Kahn. Alan Paul. The Tracks of New York Number 3: Manhattan and Bronx Elevated Railroads 1920. 1973. Seymour Durst, Electric Railroaders' Association. 23 October 2016.
2. News: Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip . May 30, 2020 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . May 13, 1955 . 10. Newspapers.com.
3. Chiasson. George. From Recognition To Dominance: The New York Connecting Railroad (Bridging the Bay and Connecting the Pieces). New York Division Bulletin. April 2016. 59. 4. 3–5. 23 October 2016. Electric Railroaders' Association.
4. News: Just across the River, Opening of a Short Length of Sub-Urban Rapid Transit Railroad . The New York Times Company . 2 . 18 May 1886 . 19 February 2009.
5. The New York Times, Two 'El' Lines End Transit Service, June 12, 1940, page 27
6. Book: Sparberg, Andrew J.. From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. 1 October 2014. Fordham University Press. 978-0-8232-6190-1.
7. Web site: Manhattan East Side Transit Alternatives (MESA): Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, August 1999. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. 11 July 2016. August 1999.
8. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/21271423084/in/dateposted/ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955