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
Location	Park Avenue and 138th Street Mott Haven, The Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40°48′47″N 73°55′48″W / 40.813°N 73.930°W / 40.813; -73.930
Owned by	New York Central Railroad
Line(s)	Park Avenue main line (Hudson Line)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	New York City Subway: trains at Mott Haven Avenue NYCT Bus: Bx1, Bx33
History
Opened	c. 1858
Closed	July 2, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-07-02)[1]
Rebuilt	1886 (138 years ago) (1886), 1897 (127 years ago) (1897), 1966 (58 years ago) (1966)
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Mott 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

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.