116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | West 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Central Harlem, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 17, 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 116th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 104th Street station until June 3, 1903, and then 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.
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.
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