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IRT Third Avenue Line
The Third Avenue Line was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City, USA. It passed into the ownership of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and eventually the New York City Subway system before being closed in sections from 1950 to 1973.
Station listing
| Station | Tracks | Opening date | Closing date | Transfers and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ferry | all | August 26, 1878 | December 22, 1950 | |
| merge from IRT Ninth Avenue Line | ||||
| Hanover Square | all | August 26, 1878 | December 22, 1950 | |
| Fulton Street | all | August 26, 1878 | December 22, 1950 | |
| Franklin Square | all | August 26, 1878 | December 22, 1950 | |
| split for IRT Second Avenue Line | ||||
| Chatham Square | all | May 12, 1955 | original station was north of an at-grade merge from the spur | |
| City Hall | City Hall spur | March 17, 1879 | December 31, 1953 | |
| Chatham Square | City Hall spur | December 31, 1953 | ||
| merge from City Hall Spur | ||||
| Canal Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| Grand Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| Houston Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| Ninth Street | all | August 26, 1878 | May 12, 1955 | |
| 14th Street | local | August 26, 1878 | May 12, 1955 | |
| 18th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 23rd Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 28th Street | local | August 26, 1878 | May 12, 1955 | |
| 34th Street | local | August 26, 1878 | May 12, 1955 | |
| 34th Street Ferry | 34th Street Spur | July 14, 1930 | ||
| Second Avenue | 34th Street Spur | July 14, 1930 | IRT Second Avenue Line | |
| 34th Street | 34th Street Spur | July 14, 1930 | ||
| merge from 34th Street Spur | ||||
| split for 42nd Street Spur | ||||
| 42nd Street | all | August 26, 1878 | May 12, 1955 | IRT Flushing Line, IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IRT 42nd Street Shuttle at 42nd Street-Grand Central (details on the free transfer) |
| 42nd Street | 42nd Street Spur | December 6, 1923 | ||
| Grand Central Station | 42nd Street Spur | December 6, 1923 | ||
| 47th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 53rd Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 59th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 67th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 76th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 84th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 89th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| split for 98th Street Yard | ||||
| 99th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 106th Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 116th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 125th Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| split for IRT Second Avenue Line | ||||
| 129th Street | local | May 12, 1955 | ||
| merge with IRT Second Avenue Line | ||||
| split for Willis Avenue Spur | ||||
| Willis Avenue | Willis Avenue Spur | April 14, 1924 | transfer to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad's Harlem River Line | |
| 133rd Street | all | May 12, 1955 | transfer to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (April 15, 1924 to December 31, 1937) and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad's Harlem River Line (April 15, 1924 to 1931) | |
| 138th Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| 143rd Street | all | May 12, 1955 | ||
| split for IRT White Plains Road Line from express tracks | ||||
| 149th Street | all | April 28, 1973 | IRT White Plains Road Line | |
| split for IRT White Plains Road Line from local tracks | ||||
| 156th Street | all | April 28, 1973 | ||
| 161st Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| 166th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| 169th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| Claremont Parkway | local | April 28, 1973 | originally Wendover Avenue | |
| 174th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| East Tremont Avenue | all | April 28, 1973 | originally 177th Street, then Tremont Avenue-177th Street | |
| split for 179th Street Yard | ||||
| 180th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | not part of the original construction | |
| 183rd Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| Fordham Road | all | April 28, 1973 | originally Pelham Avenue | |
| split for Bronx Park Spur | ||||
| Bronx Park | Bronx Park Spur | |||
| 200th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| 204th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | ||
| 210th Street | local | April 28, 1973 | originally Williams Bridge-210th Street | |
| Gun Hill Road | all | April 28, 1973 | IRT White Plains Road Line | |
| merges with IRT White Plains Road Line | ||||
External links
References
- Rapid Transit on the Bowery, New York Times August 26, 1878 page 8
- Crossings on Elevated Roads, New York Times March 14, 1879 page 8
- 42d St. Elevated Stops, New York Times December 7, 1923 page 19
- City Brevities, New York Times April 15, 1924 page 10
- 34th St. Elevated Ends Long Service, New York Times July 15, 1930 page 15
- Westchester Line Passes with 1937, New York Times January 1, 1938 page 36
- Old 'El' Link Ends Its 72-Year Uproar, New York Times December 23, 1950 page 23
- City Hall 'El' Spur at End of the Line, New York Times January 1, 1954 page 25
- Last Train Rumbles on Third Ave. 'El', New York Times May 13, 1955 page 1
- Cars are Packed for Last 'El' Trip, New York Times May 13, 1955 page 16
- Third Ave. El Reaches the End of Its Long, Noisy, Blighted, Nostalgic Line, New York Times April 29, 1973 page 24
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