66th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

66th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	West 66th Street and Columbus Avenue New York, NY Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′24.96″N 73°58′53.71″W / 40.7736000°N 73.9815861°W / 40.7736000; -73.9815861
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	June 9, 1879; 145 years ago (June 9, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 116th Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express 53rd Street and Eighth Avenue toward Rector Street 116th Street toward Burnside Avenue or Fordham Road Ninth Avenue Express 59th Street toward Rector Street 72nd Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local 59th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local

The 66th Street station was an express station on the demolished

. The express run from this stop to 116th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

References

External links

• NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle