Willis Avenue station

For the steam production plant in Detroit, see Willis Avenue Station.
Willis Ave.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 132nd Street and Willis Avenue
Bronx, New York[1]
Port Morris, The Bronx
Coordinates40°48.32′0″N 73°55.57′0″W / 40.80533°N 73.92617°W / 40.80533; -73.92617
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Willis Avenue Branch
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks4[2]
ConnectionsHarlem River (NHRR-NYW&B station)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 25, 1886; 137 years ago (November 25, 1886)[3]
ClosedApril 14, 1924; 100 years ago (April 14, 1924)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
129th Street
Terminus
 Willis Avenue Shuttle Terminus
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Terminus Harlem River Branch Port Morris
toward New Rochelle
Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station
Terminus Main Line Port Morris
toward White Plains or Port Chester via Columbus Avenue

The Willis Avenue station was an elevated rapid transit station of the Willis Avenue Spur that branched off of the IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1924.

  1. ^ Hagstrom's Street Map of The Bronx; 1943 (War of Yesterday)
  2. ^ Manhattan and Bronx Elevated Railroads; 1920 System Track Map (NYCSubway.org)
  3. ^ Fischler, Stan (1997). The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. Flushing, NY: H&M Productions. pp. 245–249. ISBN 1-882608-19-4.