149th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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149th Street
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| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
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| Station statistics | |
| Borough | The Bronx |
| Locale | The Hub |
| Coordinates | 40°48′56.8″N 73°55′05.5″W / 40.815778°N 73.918194°WCoordinates: 40°48′56.8″N 73°55′05.5″W / 40.815778°N 73.918194°W |
| Line | IRT Third Avenue Line |
| Services | None |
| System transfers | IRT White Plains Road Line (at Third Avenue – 149th Street) |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1887-1955) 1 island platform (1955-1973) |
| Tracks | 3 (1887-1955) 2 (1955-1973) |
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| Opened | June 16, 1887 |
| Closed | April 29, 1973 |
| Station succession | |
| Next north | 156th Street |
| Next south |
143rd Street (1887-1955) Terminus (1955-1973) |
149th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was located in "The Hub" in the South Bronx, at the intersection of 149th Street, Third Avenue, Willis Avenue, and Melrose Avenue. 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.
The station was built as an express station, with three tracks and two island platforms; the center express track was completed by 1916. 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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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