221st Street | |||
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| FormerNew York City Subway station | |||
 The Harlem River Substation near the site of the former 221st Street station. | |||
| Station statistics | |||
| Address | 221st Street and Broadway New York, NY 10034 | ||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||
| Locale | Inwood | ||
| Coordinates | 40°52′23″N73°54′43″W / 40.872921°N 73.912015°W /40.872921; -73.912015 | ||
| Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||
| Line | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line | ||
| Services | None (demolished) | ||
| Structure | Elevated | ||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||
| Tracks | 3 | ||
| Other information | |||
| Opened | March 12, 1906; 119 years ago (March 12, 1906) | ||
| Closed | January 14, 1907; 118 years ago (January 14, 1907) | ||
| Station succession | |||
| Next north | Marble Hill–225th Street | ||
| Next south | 215th Street | ||
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The221st Street station was a localstation on theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway, located at the intersection ofBroadway and 221st Street inInwood, Manhattan. It operated for less than a year.
The West Side Branch of thefirst subway was extended northward from the line's previous terminus at157th Street to 221st Street, which served as the line's temporary terminus, on March 12, 1906.[2][3][4] This extension was served by shuttle trains operating between 157th Street and 221st Street until May 30, 1906, when express trains began running through to 221st Street.[5][6]
The station was closed with the extension of service over the newBroadway Bridge toMarble Hill–225th Street on January 14, 1907.[2] After service was discontinued at 221st Street, the structure was dismantled and moved to 230th Street and Broadway for a new temporary terminus.
