66th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

66th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	West 66th Street and Columbus Avenue New York, NY Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′24.96″N 73°58′53.71″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	June 9, 1879 (June 9, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 116th Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express 53rd Street and Eighth Avenue toward Rector Street 116th Street toward Burnside Avenue or Fordham Road Ninth Avenue Express 59th Street toward Rector Street 72nd Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local 59th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local

For the station actually at West 66th Street & Broadway, see 66th Street–Lincoln Center (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line).

The 66th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track and two side platforms over the lower level local tracks. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 59th Street. The next southbound express stop was 34th Street for Ninth Avenue trains, and 50th Street for IRT Sixth Avenue Line express trains. The next northbound local stop was 72nd Street. The next northbound express stop was 116th Street. The express run from this stop to 116th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

External links

• NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle