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19th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°44′3.83″N 73°58′49.17″W / 40.7343972°N 73.9803250°W / 40.7343972; -73.9803250
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19th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 19th Street and 1st Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′3.83″N 73°58′49.17″W / 40.7343972°N 73.9803250°W / 40.7343972; -73.9803250
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
23rd Street Second Avenue
Local
14th Street

The 19th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level had one track for express trains. The next stop to the north was 23rd Street. The next stop to the south was 14th Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

References

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  1. ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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