183rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
183rd Street
Line:IRT Third Avenue Line
Service Custom:None
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3
Address:East 183rd Street and 3rd Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
Borough:Bronx
Locale:Belmont
Division:IRT
Coordinates:40.8542°N -73.8908°W
Close Date:[1]
North Custom Station:Fordham Road–190th Street
South Custom Station:180th Street

The 183rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. 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"

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Notes and References

  1. News: Third Avenue El Makes Final Run . June 2, 2020 . The Arizona Daily Star . April 30, 1973 . . 18. Newspapers.com.