The 116th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It is located in the neighborhood of Harlem. The outer tracks had two side platforms for local trains, and was built first. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts for express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
116th ST. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 116th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY[citation needed] Upper Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′53″N 73°56′24″W / 40.79806°N 73.94000°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 30, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
- "116th Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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