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140th+street+irt+ninth+avenue+line Latitude and Longitude:

40°49′10.8″N 73°56′39.24″W / 40.819667°N 73.9442333°W / 40.819667; -73.9442333
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140th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 140th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates 40°49′10.8″N 73°56′39.24″W / 40.819667°N 73.9442333°W / 40.819667; -73.9442333
Operated by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s) Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
History
OpenedSeptember 17, 1879; 144 years ago (September 17, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
145th Street Sixth Avenue
Local
135th Street
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 140th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two 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.

History

This station opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

140th+street+irt+ninth+avenue+line Latitude and Longitude:

40°49′10.8″N 73°56′39.24″W / 40.819667°N 73.9442333°W / 40.819667; -73.9442333
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
140th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 140th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates 40°49′10.8″N 73°56′39.24″W / 40.819667°N 73.9442333°W / 40.819667; -73.9442333
Operated by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s) Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
History
OpenedSeptember 17, 1879; 144 years ago (September 17, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
145th Street Sixth Avenue
Local
135th Street
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 140th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two 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.

History

This station opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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