133rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

133rd Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address East 133rd Street (now Bruckner Boulevard) between Alexander and Willis Avenues[1]
Borough The Bronx
Locale Mott Haven
Coordinates 40°48′24.5″N 73°55′32.9″W / 40.806806°N 73.925806°W / 40.806806; -73.925806Coordinates: 40°48′24.5″N 73°55′32.9″W / 40.806806°N 73.925806°W / 40.806806; -73.925806
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened May 17, 1886 (May 17, 1886)
Closed June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940) (2nd Ave.)
May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955) (3rd Ave.)
Station succession
Next north 138th Street
Next south 129th Street

133rd Street was a station on the IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally opened on May 17, 1886 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company,[2][3] and was the first stop in the Bronx after crossing the Harlem River.[1] It had two tracks and one island platform. It was served by trains of both the Third Avenue Line and IRT Second Avenue Line until June 11, 1940, when Second Avenue service ended.[4][5][6] This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Kahn, Alan Paul (1973). The Tracks of New York Number 3: Manhattan and Bronx Elevated Railroads 1920 (PDF). Seymour Durst, Electric Railroaders' Association. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. Chiasson, George (April 2016). "From Recognition To Dominance: The New York Connecting Railroad (Bridging the Bay and Connecting the Pieces)". New York Division Bulletin. Electric Railroaders' Association. 59 (4): 3–5. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "Just across the River, Opening of a Short Length of Sub-Urban Rapid Transit Railroad" (PDF). The New York Times Company. 18 May 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  4. New York Times, Two 'El' Lines End Transit Service, June 12, 1940, page 27
  5. Sparberg, Andrew J. (1 October 2014). From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-6190-1.
  6. "Manhattan East Side Transit Alternatives (MESA): Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, August 1999". Metropolitan Transportation Authority, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. August 1999. Retrieved 11 July 2016.


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