Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) For the station actually at West Houston Street & Varick Street, see Houston Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line). For the demolished station serving the IRT Ninth Avenue Line, see Houston Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line).
| HOUSTON ST. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | East Houston Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″W / 40.72417°N 73.992611°W / 40.72417; -73.992611 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 16, 1878; 146 years ago (September 16, 1878) | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955) | |||||||||||||||
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The Houston Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City on the Bowery. It opened on September 16, 1878, and had three tracks and two island platforms, which served all three tracks on one level. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
References
- "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
External links
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
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