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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Houston Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City on the Bowery. It opened on September 16, 1878, and had three tracks and two island platforms, which served all three tracks on one level. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
HOUSTON ST. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | East Houston Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 16, 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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