104th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
104th St. | ||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||
Location | West 104th Street and Columbus Avenue New York, NY Upper West Side, Manhattan | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′52.47″N 73°57′49.88″W / 40.7979083°N 73.9638556°WCoordinates: 40°47′52.47″N 73°57′49.88″W / 40.7979083°N 73.9638556°W | |||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level) | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | June 21, 1879 | |||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||
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104th Street was a local 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 and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on June 21, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 99th Street. The next northbound stop was 116th Street station until June 3, 1903 and then 110th Street. This had a view of the Suicide Curve at 110th Street.
References[]
- ^ "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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Categories:
- IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1879
- Railway stations closed in 1940
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- 1879 establishments in New York (state)
- 1940 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Manhattan railway station stubs