140th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

140th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	West 140th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°49′10.8″N73°56′39.24″W / 40.819667°N 73.9442333°W / 40.819667; -73.9442333
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
History
Opened	September 17, 1879;145 years ago (September 17, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940;85 years ago (June 11, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 145th Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue 135th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local
Location

The 140th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station.

History

This station opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. ^[1]

References

1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News . June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019– via Newspapers.com.