Services IRT Third Avenue Line Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 16 September 1878 | Structure Elevated Next north 53rd Street Borough Manhattan | |
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 | ||
47th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains by two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track 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.
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