116th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
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116 Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line
in New York City
. It had three tracks and two island platform
s. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 110th Street
. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street
. The next northbound stop was 125th Street
for all trains.
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened in 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, a cable-hauled line. It ceased operation in 1940....
in New York City
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. It had three tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 110th Street
110th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
110th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that...
. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street
66th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
66th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had two track and two side platforms over the lower level local tracks. The...
. The next northbound stop was 125th Street
125th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
125th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 116th Street for all trains. The next northbound local stop was 130th Street. The next northbound express stop was 145th Street....
for all trains.