53rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

For the station actually at 53rd Street & Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, see 53rd Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line).

The 53rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for 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]

53rd ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Looking down at station site, decades after demolition
General information
Location	East 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′27.4″N 73°58′10″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; 146 years ago (September 16, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 59th Street toward 129th Street Third Avenue Local 47th Street toward South Ferry

References

1. "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955

• http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm