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The Third Avenue–149th Street station is a station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Third Avenue and East 149th Street (the latter of which is also known as Eugenio Maria de Hostos Boulevard) in the Hub in the South Bronx adjacent to Mott Haven and Melrose .
Third Avenue is one of only two stations along the Canarsie Line in Manhattan that does not contain a transfer to another line. The other station is the nearby First Avenue Subway station . However, a transfer station is planned to the 14th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway , as part of Phase 3 of the line's construction from 55th ...
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by the New York Elevated Railway, an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and eventually became part ...
Third Avenue was unpaved like most urban streets until the late 19th century. In May 1861, according to a letter to the editor of The New York Times, the street was the scene of practice marching for the poorly equipped troops in the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: "The men were not in uniform, but very poorly dressed, — in many cases with flip-flap shoes.
The Third and Lexington Avenues Line, also known as the Third Avenue Line, is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, running from Lower Manhattan to Fort George in Washington Heights. Originally a streetcar line , it now consists of the M98 , M101 , M102 , and M103 bus routes , operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit ...
[1] [2] [3] In 1933, two related companies began to operate routes: the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation gained several Green Bus Lines routes (including the current M22, M27, and M50 routes), and the East Side Omnibus Corporation started operating former Second Avenue Railroad routes (including the current M15 and M31 routes).
The Downtown Brooklyn-bound B103 makes limited-stops on the corridor north of Prospect Avenue. The X27, X28, X37 and X38 run non-stop on the Gowanus Expressway while parallel to Third Avenue, with the X27/37 exiting the expressway to continue on Third until Bay Ridge Avenue. Manhattan service makes two stops at Senator and 65th Streets, and Bay ...
Third Avenue Railroad acquired 42nd Street crosstown line in 1896. Electrification began in 1898, and was completed in 1901. The Third Avenue Bridge Company was formed in 1910 for the purpose of constructing and operating a streetcar line across the Queensboro Bridge to Long Island City. Operation over the bridge began in 1912 and placed under ...