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&sq=&lang=&file=File:18_Street_IRT_001.png) 18th Street station shortly after construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | East 18th Street & Park Avenue South New York, NY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Gramercy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°44′13″N 73°59′20″W / 40.737°N 73.989°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | None (abandoned) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 27, 1904[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | November 8, 1948[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | 23rd Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | 14th Street–Union Square | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 18th Street station was a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It was located at the intersection of Park Avenue South and 18th Street in Gramercy, Manhattan.
The 18th Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the 18th Street station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station was closed on November 8, 1948, as a result of a platform lengthening project at 23rd Street.
The 18th Street station contains two abandoned side platforms and four tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. Many of these decorations have been covered with graffiti.
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Our Subway Open: 150,000 Try It; Mayor McClellan Runs the First Official Train". The New York Times. October 28, 1904. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "IRT Station To Be Closed; East Side Subway Trains to End Stops at 18th Street". The New York Times. November 6, 1948. p. 29. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2010.