57th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line) explained

Style:IRT
57TH ST.
Type:Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line:Second Avenue Line
59th Street Bridge Spur
Platforms:2 island platforms (lower level)
1 island platform (upper level)
Tracks:5
(3 – main line)
(2 – 59th St. Bridge)
Address:East 57th Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
Borough:Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates:40.7593°N -73.9653°W
Structure:Elevated
Opened:[1]
Closed:[2]
Other Services Header:Former services

The 57th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Opening the Second Avenue Road . March 18, 2021 . . March 1, 1880 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last . March 17, 2021 . . June 14, 1942 . . 45. Newspapers.com.