138th Street station (New York Central Railroad)

138th Street
An 1893 photo of the 138th Street station from "The King's Handbook of New York City."
General information
LocationPark Avenue and 138th Street
Mott Haven, The Bronx, New York
Coordinates40°48′47″N 73°55′48″W / 40.813°N 73.930°W / 40.813; -73.930
Owned byNew York Central Railroad
Line(s)Park Avenue main line (Hudson Line)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsNew York City Subway:
trains at Mott Haven Avenue
Local Transit NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx33
History
Openedc. 1858
ClosedJuly 2, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-07-02)[1]
Rebuilt1886 (138 years ago) (1886), 1897 (127 years ago) (1897), 1966 (58 years ago) (1966)
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Previous namesMott Haven
The Bronx
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Yonkers
toward Chicago
Main Line 125th Street
toward New York
Sedgwick Avenue
toward Peekskill
Hudson Division
Melrose
toward Chatham
Harlem Division
Location
Map

The 138th Street station was a station on the Harlem and Hudson Lines of the New York Central Railroad, serving the community of Mott Haven in the Bronx, New York City. It was the southernmost station along both branches until 1973. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad also ran through this station but did not stop here.

  1. ^ Mazza, Frank (June 7, 1973). "Penn C Will Ax 34 Runs; Curfew for Grand Central". New York Daily News. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.