161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in the Bronx (closed 1973) the station complex actually at East 161st Street and River Avenue 161st Street–Yankee Stadium (New York City Subway) February 2025 February 2025 former 161st Street 161st Street Station with Sign.jpg Sign along the platform for the former 161st Street Third Avenue El. IRT Third Avenue Line None 2 side platforms 3 40 49 23 N 73 54 33 W inline,title East 161st Street and 3rd AvenueBronx, New York 10455 The Bronx Morrisania IRT August 7, 1887 April 29, 1973Third Avenue El Makes Final Run https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52630000/3rd-avenue-el-april-30-1973/ June 2, 2020 The Arizona Daily Star April 30, 1973 Tucson, Arizona 18 Newspapers.com 166th Street 156th Street yes The 161st Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on August 7, 1887, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 166th Street. It was the northernmost station on the Third Avenue elevated until Christmas Day that year. The next stop to the south was 156th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973. The train was notable at this station for arriving in front of the Bronx Borough Courthouse. References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html 3rd Avenue El nycsubway.org 2009-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041419/http://nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html 27 January 2009 http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm Third Avenue Local Station Reporter 2009-01-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm 2010-06-09 Category:IRT Third Avenue Line stations Category:Former elevated and subway stations in the Bronx Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887 Category:1887 establishments in New York City Category:1973 disestablishments in New York (state) Category:Morrisania, Bronx Category:Third Avenue Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973