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Tremont Avenue–177th Street station

1891 establishments in New York (state)1973 disestablishments in New York (state)Bronx building and structure stubsDefunct New York City Subway stations located abovegroundFormer elevated and subway stations in the Bronx
IRT Third Avenue Line stationsNew York City railway station stubsRailway stations closed in 1973Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891Third AvenueTremont, Bronx
NORTHBOUND PLATFORM AT EAST TREMONT AVENUE STATION, GENERAL VIEW IS NORTH. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 53
NORTHBOUND PLATFORM AT EAST TREMONT AVENUE STATION, GENERAL VIEW IS NORTH. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 53

The Tremont Avenue–177th Street station, at times associated as Bronx Borough Hall, was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was built by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company as 177th Street Station and had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on July 20, 1891, and was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated line until 1901, when more stations opened as the line was extended north. The next stop to the north was 180th Street for local trains and Fordham Road–190th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south for all trains was 174th Street. In its last years, a reconstructed section rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway at approximately 175th Street as part of the highway's development.The station closed on April 29, 1973 and was demolished by 1977.It was notable for being the station that served Bronx Borough Hall (1897–1969).

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Tremont Avenue–177th Street station
East Tremont Avenue, New York The Bronx

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NORTHBOUND PLATFORM AT EAST TREMONT AVENUE STATION, GENERAL VIEW IS NORTH. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 53
NORTHBOUND PLATFORM AT EAST TREMONT AVENUE STATION, GENERAL VIEW IS NORTH. Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Borough of the Bronx, New York, New HAER NY,3 BRONX,13 53
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