72nd_Street_station_(IRT_Second_Avenue_Line) Knowpia

72nd St.
72nd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	East 72nd Street and 2nd Avenue; New York, NY; Lenox Hill, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′7.7″N 73°57′30.28″W / 40.768806°N 73.9584111°W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880; 144 years ago
Closed	June 11, 1940; 83 years ago
Former services

The 72nd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 80th Street. The next stop to the south was 65th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The site is now served by the 72nd Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

References edit

^ "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.

"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.