174th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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174th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line
. It had three tracks and two side platform
s. 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 28, 1973.
IRT Third Avenue Line
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and eventually became part of the New York subway...
. It had three tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. 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
Claremont Parkway (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Claremont Parkway 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 174th Street. The next stop to the south was 169th Street. The station closed on April 28, 1973....
. The station closed on April 28, 1973.