161st Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

161st Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Sign along the platform for the former 161st Street Third Avenue El.
Station statistics
Borough Bronx
Line IRT Third Avenue Line
Services None
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened August 7, 1887
Closed April 28, 1973
Station succession
Next north 166th Street
Next south 156th Street

161st Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 166th Street. The next stop to the south was 156th Street. The station closed on April 28, 1973.

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