Type: | former |
169th Street | |
Line: | IRT Third Avenue Line |
Service Custom: | None |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 3 |
Address: | East 169th Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 |
Borough: | The Bronx |
Locale: | Claremont Village |
Division: | IRT |
Coordinates: | 40.8331°N -73.9047°W |
Close Date: | [1] |
North Custom Station: | Claremont Parkway |
South Custom Station: | 166th Street |
The 169th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on September 2, 1888, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. It was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated for over two weeks. In 1902, the station and the rest of the Third Avenue elevated were acquired by Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The next stop to the north was Claremont Parkway. The next stop to the south was 166th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973. The site of the former station is next to the Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School.[2]