72nd Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
72nd St. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 72nd Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY Lenox Hill, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′7.7″N 73°57′30.28″W / 40.768806°N 73.9584111°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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The 72nd Street station was a local station on the demolished
72nd Street station of the Second Avenue Subway
.
References
- ^ "Court to Hear Plea to Stay Razing of 'El'". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "2nd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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