Willis Avenue station

For the steam production plant in Detroit, see Willis Avenue Station.

Willis Ave.
General information
LocationEast 132nd Street and Willis Avenue
Port Morris, The Bronx, New York
Coordinates40°48.32′0″N 73°55.57′0″W / 40.80533°N 73.92617°W / 40.80533; -73.92617
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
LineWillis Avenue Branch
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsHarlem River (NHRR-NYW&B station)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 25, 1886 (November 25, 1886)
ClosedApril 14, 1924 (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
Location

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, United States. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1924.

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