135th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) explained

Style:IRT
135th St.
Type:Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line:Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Address:West 135th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Borough:Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates:40.8165°N -73.9466°W
Closed:[1]
Other Services Header:Former services

The 135th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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 bypassed this station. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 130th Street. The next northbound stop was 140th Street.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification . June 30, 2019 . . June 10, 1940 . 37. Newspapers.com.