Structure Elevated Next north 138th Street Borough The Bronx Tracks 2 | Platforms 1 island platform Opened 17 May 1886 Locale Mott Haven | |
Address East 133rd Street (now Bruckner Boulevard) between Alexander and Willis Avenues Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line Closed June 11, 1940; 76 years ago (June 11, 1940) (2nd Ave.)
May 12, 1955; 61 years ago (May 12, 1955) (3rd Ave.) Similar Wave Hill, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Yankee Stadium, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage | ||
133rd Street was a station on the IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally opened on May 17, 1886 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and was the first stop in the Bronx after crossing the Harlem River. It had two tracks and one island platform. It was served by trains of both the Third Avenue Line and IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940, when Second Avenue service ended. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
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