116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
116th St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | West 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Central Harlem, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°WCoordinates: 40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 17, 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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116th Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 104th Street station until June 3, 1903 and then 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.
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