145th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

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145th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 145th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates 40°49′22.25″N73°56′30.86″W / 40.8228472°N 73.9419056°W / 40.8228472; -73.9419056
Operated by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s) Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Platform levels2
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1879;143 years ago (December 1, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940;83 years ago (June 11, 1940) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
155th Street Sixth Avenue
Express
125th Street
155th Street Ninth Avenue
Express
125th Street
151st Street Sixth Avenue
Local
140th Street
toward South Ferry
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 145th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level was built first and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had 1 track and 2 side platforms over the local tracks that served express trains. The station opened on December 1, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 140th Street. The next southbound express stop was 125th Street. The next northbound local stop was 151st Street. The next northbound express stop was 155th Street.

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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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg