155th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
New York City Subway station in Manhattan (closed 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 155th Street station was an elevated railway station in Manhattan, New York City, that operated from 1870 until 1958. It served as the north terminal of the IRT Ninth Avenue Line from its opening until 1918 and then as the southern terminal of a surviving stub portion from 1940 until its closure in 1958. It had two tracks and one island platform.
For other uses, see 155th Street.
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Address | West 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY 10039 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Harlem and Coogan's Bluff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.8301°N 73.9382°W / 40.8301; -73.9382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Ninth Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms (1913–1940) 1 island platform (1940-1958)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (1913–1940) 2 (1940–1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 1, 1879; 144 years ago (December 1, 1879)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 31, 1958; 65 years ago (August 31, 1958)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | out of 423[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | Sedgwick Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 151st Street (Local) 145th Street (Express) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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