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(Redirected from 59th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)) Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) For other uses, see 59th Street.
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59th ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Southbound View of 59th Street station
General information
LocationEast 59th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan and Upper East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′41.4″N 73°57′59.6″W / 40.761500°N 73.966556°W / 40.761500; -73.966556
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)Third Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedSeptember 16, 1878; 146 years ago (September 16, 1878)
ClosedMay 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
67th Streettoward 129th Street Third AvenueLocal 53rd Streettoward South Ferry

The 59th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built on September 16, 1878. The local trains used two tracks and two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for express trains. Due to its location along the east side of the headquarters for Bloomingdale's, the station was also known as "Bloomingdale's Station." The station was also the first rapid transit stop in the city to have an escalator, installed in September 1901. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.

References

  1. "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "New York City Transit Facts & Figures: 1979" (PDF). La Guardia and Wagner Archives. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit Authority. 1979. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955


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