The 99th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on June 21, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 93rd Street. The next northbound stop was 104th Street.
99th St. | ||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||
Location | Columbus Avenue between West 97th Street and West 100th Street New York, NY Upper West Side, Manhattan | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′41.36″N 73°57′57.64″W / 40.7948222°N 73.9660111°W | |||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level) | |||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | June 21, 1879 | |||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.