99th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line, see 99th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line).
For the demolished station serving the IRT Ninth Avenue Line, see 99th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line).
The 99th 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 105th Street. The next stop to the south was 92nd Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.[2] Three blocks to the south mass transit service was replaced by the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | East 99th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Harlem, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′10.1″N 73°56′44.18″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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