174th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

174th Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	East Morrisania
Line	IRT Third Avenue Line
Services	None
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	July 20, 1891 (July 20, 1891)
Closed	April 29, 1973 (April 29, 1973)
Station succession
Next north	Tremont Avenue – 177th Street
Next south	Claremont Parkway

174th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally built on July 20, 1891, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was Tremont Avenue – 177th Street, but in its last years it rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway in order to get there. The next stop to the south was Claremont Parkway. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

References

• "174th Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 

Coordinates: 40°50′32.5″N 73°53′54″W / 40.842361°N 73.89833°W / 40.842361; -73.89833