125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 125th Street (disambiguation).

125th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	East 125th Street and 2nd Avenue East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°48′10″N73°56′01″W / 40.802761°N 73.933587°W / 40.802761; -73.933587
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880;145 years ago (March 1, 1880)
Closed	June 11, 1940;85 years ago (June 11, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 133rd Street toward Bronx Park Second Avenue Express 86th Street toward City Hall 129th Street Terminus Second Avenue Local 121st Street toward South Ferry
Location

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.

References

1. "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.

External links

• "2nd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif