50th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 50th 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 57th Street. The next stop to the south was 42nd Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | East 50th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′17.51″N 73°58′6.7″W | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||||||||
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)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Closed | June 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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