183rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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183rd Street
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| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||
The 183rd Street station, shortly before the demolition of the Third Avenue El.
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| Borough | Bronx | ||
| Locale | Belmont | ||
| Coordinates | 40°51′15″N 73°53′27″W / 40.85417°N 73.89083°WCoordinates: 40°51′15″N 73°53′27″W / 40.85417°N 73.89083°W | ||
| Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||
| Services | None | ||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||
| Tracks | 3 | ||
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| Opened | July 1, 1901 | ||
| Closed | April 29, 1973 | ||
| Station succession | |||
| Next north | Fordham Road – 190th Street | ||
| Next south | 180th Street | ||
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183rd Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was opened on July 1, 1901, and was one of three stations built when the line was extended to Fordham Plaza. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The station was located near what is today Saint Barnabas Hospital Pediatrics, and was five blocks east of the former New York Central Railroad station of the same name along the Harlem Line. The next stop to the north was Fordham Road – 190th Street. The next stop to the south was 180th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973. This station was very famous for Dondi's "Children of the Grave: Part II"
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