129th Street station

129th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location129th Street between Second and Third Avenues
New York, New York[1]
East Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates40°48′21″N 73°55′59″W / 40.80583°N 73.93306°W / 40.80583; -73.93306
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Third Avenue Line
Willis Avenue Branch
Platforms4 island platforms
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1878; 145 years ago (December 30, 1878)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940) (2nd Ave.)
July 1, 1950; 74 years ago (July 1, 1950) (3rd Ave.)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
133rd Street
toward Bronx Park
 Second Avenue
Express
 86th Street
toward City Hall
Third Avenue
Local-Express
 106th Street
toward City Hall
Terminus Second Avenue
Local
 125th Street
toward South Ferry
Third Avenue
Local
 125th Street
toward South Ferry
Willis Avenue Shuttle Willis Avenue
Terminus

The 129th Street station was a transfer station on the IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, shared by elevated trains of both the Third Avenue Line and IRT Second Avenue Line. The next stop to the north was 133rd Street for the main line and Willis Avenue for the Willis Avenue spur, both of which were across a swing bridge above the Harlem River in the Bronx. The next stop to the south was 125th Street−Third Avenue for Third Avenue Line trains and 125th Street−Second Avenue for Second Avenue Line trains.[2]

  1. ^ "Through Trains To Tremont: The New Elevated Station Platforms at 129th Street Are Opened to Traffic" (PDF). The New York Times. August 15, 1898. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TracksNY-MetRR-1907 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).