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50th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°45′17.51″N 73°58′6.7″W / 40.7548639°N 73.968528°W / 40.7548639; -73.968528
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50th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 50th Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′17.51″N 73°58′6.7″W / 40.7548639°N 73.968528°W / 40.7548639; -73.968528
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
57th Street Second Avenue
Local
42nd Street
57th Street
toward
Second Avenue
Queens peak
42nd Street
toward

50th Street 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 57th Street. The next stop to the south was 42nd Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

References

  • "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-25.