125th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
125th St. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | East 125th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Upper Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°48′13″N 73°56′09″W / 40.80361°N 73.93583°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 30, 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Former services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 125th Street station was an express station on the demolished
a station one block west of the el station. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[3]
References
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rapid Transit to Harlem" (PDF). The New York Times Company. 31 December 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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