Structure Elevated Next north 143rd Street Borough The Bronx Tracks 2 | Platforms 1 island platform Opened 1 January 1887 Locale Mott Haven | |
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line System transfers 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) at Third Avenue – 138th Street (IRT Pelham 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 | ||
138th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally opened on January 1, 1887 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had two tracks and one island platform. It was also served by trains of the IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940. A paid transfer was available to IRT Pelham Line trains at the underground Third Avenue – 138th Street station. 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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