155th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
155th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | West 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY 10039 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Harlem and Coogan's Bluff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′48″N 73°56′18″W / 40.8301°N 73.9382°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Ninth Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms (1913–1940) 1 island platform (1940-1958)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (1913–1940) 2 (1940–1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 1, 1879[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 31, 1958[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423 145th Street (Express) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 155th Street station was an elevated railway station in Manhattan, New York City, that operated from 1870 until 1958. It served as the north terminal of the IRT Ninth Avenue Line from its opening until 1918 and then as the southern terminal of a surviving stub portion from 1940 until its closure in 1958. It had two tracks and one island platform.
History
When the
With the building of the
Though still moderately successful at its outset, the Polo Grounds Shuttle eventually suffered at the hands of the Concourse line and declining ridership of the
On May 29, 1958, the New York Central ceased operations on the Putnam Division, which rendered the shuttle unnecessary. Three months later, at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 31, the shuttle was shut down and the elevated portion of the line demolished. The two underground stations were abandoned, but remain intact.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Showing Image 8296". 1950s. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. ""The two roads are in perfect accord" 1878-1879". Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Polo Grounds El is Doomed". New York Daily News. August 20, 1958. p. C8. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle". nycsubway.org. 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
External links
- nycsubway.org — The 9th Avenue Elevated
- Polo Grounds Shuttle
- "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- "Ninth Avenue Express". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.