121st Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the station actually at 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens, see 121st Street (BMT Jamaica Line).
The 121st Street station 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 125th Street. The next stop to the south was 117th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | East 121st Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Harlem, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′0.65″N 73°56′7.53″W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 1, 1880; 144 years ago (March 1, 1880) | ||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1] | ||||||||||
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