76th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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76th ST. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
 1942 image of one of the 76th Street platforms | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 76th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Upper Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′20″N 73°57′31.5″W / 40.77222°N 73.958750°W | ||||||||||
| 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 | December 9, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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The 76th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was originally built on December 9, 1878. The outer tracks served local trains and it had two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was served by 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
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