Line IRT Third Avenue Line Next north 161st Street Opened 1 July 1887 Locale Melrose Tracks 3 | Services None Next south 149th Street Borough The Bronx Platforms in use 2 | |
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Closed April 29, 1973; 43 years ago (April 29, 1973) | ||
156th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally opened on July 1, 1887 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 161st Street. The next stop to the south was 149th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
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