149th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in the Bronx (closed 1973) Third Avenue–149th Street station August 2019 former 149th Street SOUTH END OF 149TH ST. STATION PLATFORM, GENERAL VIEW IS SOUTHWEST. - Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New York HAER NY,3-BRONX,13-4.tif South end of the station following its closure in 1974 275px No line None 2 island platforms (1887–1955)1 island platform (1955–1973) 3 (1887–1955)2 (1955–1973) East 149th Street and 3rd AvenueBronx, New York 10455 The Bronx The Hub 40 48 56.8 N 73 55 05.5 W inline,title No division (Demolished) Elevated IRT White Plains Road Line (at Third Avenue–149th Street) June 16, 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 156th Street Terminus (1955–1973)143rd Street (1887–1955) yes The 149th Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was located in "The Hub" in the South Bronx, at the intersection of 149th Street, Third Avenue, Willis Avenue, and Melrose Avenue.MTA Neighborhood Maps: Grand Concourse / Yankee Stadium http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/bx/BX9_GrandC_2015.pdf Metropolitan Transportation Authority October 7, 2015 2015 Opened as an express station in 1887 and later operating as the line's southern terminus, the station closed in 1973 and was demolished by 1977 due to political pressure in the area. Station layout The station was built as an express station, with three tracks and two island platforms; the center express track was completed by 1916.Sparberg Andrew J. From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA https://books.google.com/books?id=oktGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111 October 1, 2014 Fordham University Press 978-0-8232-6190-1 111–116 13 North of the station, a spur track curved from Third Avenue east onto Westchester Avenue (150th Street) to connect with the IRT White Plains Road Line. A signal tower was located in between the mainline and the spur track.30 HURT, 500 IN PERIL IN ODD TRAIN WRECK ON 3D AV. ELEVATED; Cars Jump the Rails at Switch and Dash a Signal Tower to Pieces. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/05/31/98698360.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 May 31, 1921 After it became the line's southern terminal in 1955, the center track was removed and the platforms were connected into one large island platform. A diamond crossover switch was installed north of the station to relay terminating trains. History thumb|left|The Hub in Bronx at the north end of the former station, 35 years after it closed. The station was originally opened on June 16, 1887, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company. On July 10, 1905, the underground Third Avenue–149th Street station of the IRT White Plains Road Line (which fed into the Lenox Avenue and West Side subways) was opened, and free transfers were provided between the two stations.Subway Trains Running from Bronx to Battery The New York Times July 10, 1905 1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/07/10/101363643.pdf October 4, 2011 In October 1911, the 149th Street Crosstown Trolley Line between Longwood and Harlem opened (the predecessor to the current Bx19 bus), in addition to the Third Avenue trolley line of the Third Avenue and Union Railway system.Bronx Has New Crosstown Trolley Line Entering Manhattan Through 149th Street https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/10/22/105033316.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 October 22, 1911REVIEW OF WEEK'S IMPORTANT DEALS https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/05/07/106782801.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 May 7, 1911 Between 1913 and 1916 during the Dual Contracts, the center track was added to facilitate express service along the line. Around this time, the name "The Hub of the Bronx" emerged due to the area's status as a major transportation, commercial, and amusement center.THE REAL ESTATE FIELD; Bronx Plot Sells for $200 a Front Foot -- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Takes Title to the Francis S. Kinney House -- $148,000 Paid for Theatre and Office Building Site in Jamaica, L.I. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/03/02/100520793.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 March 2, 1912Herzberg Joseph G. The Bronx Had Everything, Including Own Shows https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/09/04/90718913.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 September 4, 1972 In 1921, a seven-car train derailed crossing the spur track north of the station, destroying a control tower and causing a fire on the trestle. Thirty passengers were injured, and the second of the wooden elevated cars was damaged beyond repair. On May 12, 1955, the Third Avenue elevated was closed south of 149th Street, ending service on the line between the Bronx and Manhattan. 149th Street station became the southern terminus of the Third Avenue Line. In the 1960s under the Program For Action, the city planned to close the remainder of the line, which fell into disrepair and was credited for blight in the area.Full text of "Metropolitan transportation, a program for action. Report to Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York." Internet Archive November 7, 1967 https://archive.org/stream/metropolitantran00newy/metropolitantran00newy_djvu.txt October 1, 2015 The station closed on April 29, 1973, and was demolished in 1977.Donovan Aaron If You're Thinking of Living In/Belmont; Close-Knit Bronx Area With Italian Aura https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-belmont-close-knit-bronx-area-with-italian-aura.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times September 24, 2015 July 29, 2001Blumenthal Ralph Now That El's Gone, Bronx Hub Sees A Brighter Future https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1977/08/27/80320612.pdf The New York Times September 24, 2015 August 27, 1977 Current status From 1973 to 2013, the Bx55 limited bus replaced elevated service between The Hub and Gun Hill Road. Free transfers, first via a paper transfer and later by MetroCard, were given between the bus and the 149th Street subway station. In 2013, the Bx55 was eliminated, replaced by the Bx15 limited bus which terminates at Fordham Plaza.Seigel Max H. City Plans to Raze 3d Ave. El in Bornx https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/07/18/81897690.pdf The New York Times September 24, 2015 July 18, 1972The 3rd Avenue Corridor http://bronxjournal.com/2013/03/the-3rd-avenue-corridor/ The Bronx Journal September 24, 2015 March 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925100404/http://bronxjournal.com/2013/03/the-3rd-avenue-corridor/ September 25, 2015 deadFaison Seth Bronx Bus Line Riders Get Glimpse of Future https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/18/nyregion/bronx-bus-line-riders-get-glimpse-of-future.html The New York Times September 24, 2015 November 18, 19923d Avenue El Closes Saturday; Fleet of 60 Buses to Replace It https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/04/22/90932416.pdf The New York Times October 7, 2015 April 22, 1973 Service to Gun Hill Road is provided by the parallel Bx41 Select Bus Service route along Webster Avenue.bx41 sbs starting in june 2013 in mta board meeting packet pages 7.6-7.16 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213110/http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/130422_1000_Transit.pdf October 4, 2013 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 January 27, 2009 live 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:Mott Haven, Bronx Category:Melrose, Bronx Category:Third Avenue Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973