125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Last updated
 125th Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressEast 125th Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10035
Borough Manhattan
Locale East Harlem
Coordinates 40°48′10″N73°56′01″W / 40.802761°N 73.933587°W / 40.802761; -73.933587 Coordinates: 40°48′10″N73°56′01″W / 40.802761°N 73.933587°W / 40.802761; -73.933587
Division A (IRT) [1]
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMarch 1, 1880;142 years ago (March 1, 1880)
ClosedJune 11, 1940;82 years ago (June 11, 1940) [2]
Station succession
Next north 129th Street (terminating trains)
133rd Street (through trains)
Next south 121st Street (local)
86th Street (express)
Location
NYCS map blank.svg
Map pointer.svg
USA New York City location map.svg
Map pointer.svg
USA New York location map.svg
Map pointer.svg
Street map

125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops in station at all times
NYCS-SSI-allexceptnights.svg Stops all times except late nights
NYCS-SSI-nightsonly.svg Stops late nights only
NYCS-SSI-nightsweekends.svg Stops late nights and weekends only
NYCS-SSI-weekdaysonly.svg Stops weekdays only
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-rushonly.svg Stops rush hours only
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
NYCS-SSI-closed.svg Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

The 125th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. The next stop to the north was 129th Street for terminating trains and 133rd Street for through trains. The next stop to the south was 121st Street for local trains and 86th Street for express trains. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station</span> New York City Subway station complex in Brooklyn

The Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, the BMT Brighton Line and the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, located at Atlantic, Fourth, and Flatbush Avenues and Pacific Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The complex is served by the 2, 4, D, N, Q and R trains at all times; the 3 train at all times except late nights; the 5 and B trains during weekdays; and a few rush-hour W trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">42nd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)</span> Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955)

The 42nd Street station was an elevated express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels with the lower level having three tracks. The main line tracks were served by two side platforms. A side platform connected to the southbound platform was used for shuttle service to Grand Central. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, and had one track and two side platforms over the two local tracks.

The 121st Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 125th Street. The next stop to the south was 117th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

The 117th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 121st Street. The next stop to the south was 111th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

The 111th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 117th Street. The next stop to the south was 105th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

The 99th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 105th Street. The next stop to the south was 92nd Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940. Three blocks to the south mass transit service was replaced by the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

The 92nd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 99th Street. The next stop to the south was 86th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940. Four blocks to the north mass transit service was replaced by the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

The 86th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms, and was served by local trains. The upper level was built as a part of the Dual Contracts and had one track and two side platforms for express trains. The next stop to the north was 92nd Street for local trains and 125th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south was 80th Street for local trains and 57th Street for express trains. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The site is now served by the 86th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

The 80th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 86th Street. The next stop to the south was 72nd Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

The 72nd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 80th Street. The next stop to the south was 65th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The site is now served by the 72nd Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

The 65th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 72nd Street. The next stop to the south was 57th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.

The 57th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">161st Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)</span> New York City Subway station in Bronx (closed 1973)

The 161st Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on August 7, 1887 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 166th Street. It was the northernmost station on the Third Avenue elevated until Christmas Day that year. The next stop to the south was 156th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">166th Street station</span> New York City Subway station in The Bronx (closed 1973)

The 166th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally opened on December 25, 1887 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 169th Street. The next stop to the south was 161st Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">174th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)</span> New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York

The 174th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was originally built on July 20, 1891, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was Tremont Avenue–177th Street, but in its last years it rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway in order to get there. The next stop to the south was Claremont Parkway. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tremont Avenue–177th Street station</span> New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York

The Tremont Avenue–177th Street station, at times associated as Bronx Borough Hall, was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was built by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company as 177th Street Station and had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on July 20, 1891, and was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated line until 1901, when more stations opened as the line was extended north. The next stop to the north was 180th Street for local trains and Fordham Road–190th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south for all trains was 174th Street. In its last years, a reconstructed section rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway at approximately 175th Street as part of the highway's development.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">180th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)</span> New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York

The 180th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was opened on July 1, 1901, and was one of three stations built when the line was extended to Fordham Plaza. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 183rd Street. The next stop to the south was Tremont Avenue–177th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">183rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)</span> New York City Subway station in Bronx, New York

The 183rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was opened on July 1, 1901, and was one of three stations built when the line was extended to Fordham Plaza. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The station was located near what is today Saint Barnabas Hospital Pediatrics, and was five blocks east of the former New York Central Railroad station of the same name along the Harlem Line. The next stop to the north was Fordham Road–190th Street. The next stop to the south was 180th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973. This station was very famous for Dondi's "Children of the Grave: Part II"

<span class="mw-page-title-main">200th Street station</span> New York City Subway station in Bronx, New York

The 200th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City, near the New York Botanical Garden. The station was opened on October 4, 1920, and had three tracks and two side platforms. It was also one block south of the Botanical Garden New York Central Railroad station. The next stop to the north was 204th Street. The next stop to the south was Fordham Road–190th Street. The station was closed on April 29, 1973, along with the rest of the IRT Third Avenue Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">204th Street station</span> New York City Subway station in Bronx, New York

The 204th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 210th Street–Williamsbridge. The next stop to the south was 200th Street. The station opened on October 4, 1920, and closed on April 29, 1973.

References

  1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. "Court to Hear Plea to Stay Razing of 'El'". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg