Services IRT Third Avenue Line Next north 129th Street Borough Manhattan | Structure Elevated Opened 30 December 1878 | |
Platforms 4 side platforms (2 on each level) Tracks 3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level) Closed May 12, 1955; 61 years ago (May 12, 1955) Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant | ||
125th Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line as part of the extension of the Third Avenue Line north of 67th Street. It opened on December 30, 1878, and had three tracks and two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms for local trains. The upper level, built as part of the Dual Contracts, had one track and two side platforms for express trains. Simultaneously during the dual contracts period, IRT also expanded the Lexington Avenue Subway which included a station one block west of the el station. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
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