14th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line) explained

Style:IRT
14th ST.
Type:Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line:Third Avenue Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level)
Address:East 14th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Borough:Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Structure:Elevated
Closed:[1]
Other Services Header:Former services

The 14th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. In 1924, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation built the 14th Street-Eastern District Line Subway below the station, which included the Third Avenue subway station. Although this station was located above the Third Avenue BMT subway station on what is today known as the BMT Canarsie Line, the two stations were never connected. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip . May 30, 2020 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . May 13, 1955 . 10. Newspapers.com.
  2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/21271423084/in/dateposted/ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955