Summary
The 57th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.
57TH ST. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°45′33.52″N 73°57′55.07″W / 40.7593111°N 73.9652972°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line 59th Street Bridge Spur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (lower level) 1 island platform (upper level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (3 – main line) (2 – 59th St. Bridge) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 13, 1942[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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.