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116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°W / 40.8043806; -73.9553583
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116th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
1893
General information
LocationWest 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Central Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°W / 40.8043806; -73.9553583
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
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
125th Street Sixth Avenue
Express
66th Street
125th Street Ninth Avenue
Express
66th Street
125th Street Sixth Avenue
Local
110th Street
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 116th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 104th Street station until June 3, 1903, and then 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

References

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  1. ^ "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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