76th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 76th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was originally built on December 9, 1878. The outer tracks served local trains and it had two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was served by express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
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Location | East 76th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Upper Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′20″N 73°57′31.5″W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 9, 1878; 145 years ago (December 9, 1878) | ||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1] | ||||||||||
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