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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