Ninth Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Appearance
Ninth Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Northbound view of the local and express tracks at Ninth Street station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 9th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Lower Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′48.1″N 73°59′22″W / 40.730028°N 73.98944°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on both levels) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 26, 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | 14th Street (local) 23rd Street (express) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | Houston Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ninth Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It opened on August 26, 1878 and had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track with two side platforms over the lower level local tracks which served express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[4]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
External links
Media related to Ninth Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
Categories:
- IRT Third Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878
- Railway stations closed in 1955
- 1878 establishments in New York (state)
- 1955 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- Manhattan railway station stubs
- Third Avenue