Services IRT Ninth Avenue Line Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 9 June 1879 | Structure Elevated Next north 86th Street Borough Manhattan | |
Tracks 3
(1 upper level)
(2 lower level) Closed June 11, 1940; 76 years ago (June 11, 1940) Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant | ||
81st Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 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. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 72nd Street. The next northbound stop was 86th Street.
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81st Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA