174th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
The 174th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally built on July 20, 1891, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was Tremont Avenue–177th Street, but in its last years it rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway in order to get there. The next stop to the south was Claremont Parkway. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westbound view of the station from the street in 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 174th Street and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | East Morrisania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°50′32.5″N 73°53′54″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 20, 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | April 29, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | Tremont Avenue–177th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Claremont Parkway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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