116th ST. | |||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | East 116th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY[citation needed] Upper Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′53″N 73°56′24″W / 40.79806°N 73.94000°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 30, 1878 | ||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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The 116th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It is located in the neighborhood of Harlem. The outer tracks had two side platforms for local trains, and was built first. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts for 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]