The 99th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on June 21, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 93rd Street. The next northbound stop was 104th Street.

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99th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationColumbus Avenue between West 97th Street and West 100th Street
New York, NY
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°47′41.36″N 73°57′57.64″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 21, 1879; 145 years ago (June 21, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
104th Street Sixth Avenue 93rd Street
Ninth Avenue
Local
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