221st Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

221st Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
The Harlem River Substation near the site of the former 221st Street station.
Station statistics
Address	221st Street and Broadway New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Inwood
Coordinates	40°52′23″N 73°54′43″W / 40.872921°N 73.912015°WCoordinates: 40°52′23″N 73°54′43″W / 40.872921°N 73.912015°W
Line	IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line
Services	None (abandoned)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	March 12, 1906
Closed	January 14, 1907
Station succession
Next north	Marble Hill – 225th Street
Next south	215th Street

221st Street was a local station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Broadway and 221st Street in Inwood, Manhattan.

History

On March 12, 1906, the IRT's Broadway line was extended from the line's previous terminus at 157th Street to 221st Street, which would serve as the line's temporary terminus.

The station was closed with the extension of service over a bridge over the Harlem Ship Canal to Marble Hill – 225th Street on January 14, 1907.^[1] After service was discontinued at 221st Street, the structure was dismantled and moved to 230th Street and Broadway for a new temporary terminus.

References

1. "Farthest North In Town By The Interborough: Take a Trip to the New Station, 225th Street West". New York Times. January 14, 1907. Retrieved 16 August 2015.