125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Summary

The 125th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. The next stop to the north was 129th Street for terminating trains and 133rd Street for through trains. The next stop to the south was 121st Street for local trains and 86th Street for express trains. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

 125th Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressEast 125th Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10035
BoroughManhattan
LocaleEast Harlem
Coordinates40°48′10″N 73°56′01″W / 40.802761°N 73.933587°W / 40.802761; -73.933587
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
ServicesIRT Second Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 1, 1880; 144 years ago (March 1, 1880)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 83 years ago (June 11, 1940)[2]
Traffic
2023[3]
Rank out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next north129th Street (terminating trains)
133rd Street (through trains)
Next south121st Street (local)
86th Street (express)
Location
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line) is located in New York City
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line) is located in New York
125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

References edit

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Court to Hear Plea to Stay Razing of 'El'". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

External links edit

  • "2nd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  • "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  • http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif