Structure Elevated Date dissolved June 13, 1942 | Borough Manhattan | |
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT 59th Street Bridge Spur Platforms 2 island platforms (Lower Level)
1 island platform (Upper Level) Tracks 5
(3 – main line)
(2 – 59th St. Bridge) Closed June 13, 1942; 74 years ago (June 13, 1942) Next north 65th Street (local)
86th Street (express)
Queensboro Plaza (Queens) Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant | ||
57th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.
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57th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA