The 99th 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 105th Street. The next stop to the south was 92nd Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.[2] Three blocks to the south mass transit service was replaced by the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.
99th St. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 99th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Harlem, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′10.1″N 73°56′44.18″W / 40.786139°N 73.9456056°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 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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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.
- ^ The New York Times, Two 'El' Lines End Transit Service, June 12, 1940, page 27
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.
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