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169th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

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Line
  
IRT Third Avenue Line

Next north
  
Claremont Parkway

Opened
  
2 September 1888

Locale
  
Claremont Village

Tracks
  
3

Services
  
None

Next south
  
166th Street

Borough
  
The Bronx

Platforms in use
  
2

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Closed
  
April 29, 1973; 43 years ago (April 29, 1973)

Similar
  
Wave Hill, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Yankee Stadium, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

169th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally opened on September 2, 1888 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. It was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated for over two weeks. The next stop to the north was Claremont Parkway.The next stop to the south was 166th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

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169th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) Wikipedia