Style: | IRT |
76th 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 |
Address: | East 76th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY |
Borough: | Upper Manhattan, Manhattan |
Structure: | Elevated |
Closed: | [1] |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
The 76th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was originally built on December 9, 1878. The outer tracks served local trains and it had two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was served by express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]