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Ninth Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

The Ninth Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It opened on August 26, 1878 and had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track with two side platforms over the lower level local tracks which served express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

NINTH ST.

East 9th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan

40°43′48.1″N 73°59′22″W / 40.730028°N 73.98944°W / 40.730028; -73.98944

Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority

Third Avenue Line

4 side platforms
(2 on both levels)

3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level)

Elevated

August 26, 1878 (August 26, 1878)

May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)[1]

. nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

"3rd Avenue El"

. Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

"Third Avenue Local"

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