53rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

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53rd ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
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Looking down at station site, decades after demolition
General information
LocationEast 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates 40°45′27.4″N73°58′10″W / 40.757611°N 73.96944°W / 40.757611; -73.96944
Operated by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line(s) Third Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedSeptember 16, 1878;146 years ago (1878-09-16)
ClosedMay 12, 1955;70 years ago (1955-05-12) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
59th Street
toward 129th Street
Third Avenue
Local
47th Street
toward South Ferry
Location
53rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

The 53rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for 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

  1. "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "1_b9a9ca3dd2cb7a4c955d0b772f5ff52b". October 2, 2015 via Flickr.