18th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

18th ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
1942 street level view of 18th Street station
General information
LocationEast 18th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′8.7″N 73°59′7″W / 40.735750°N 73.98528°W / 40.735750; -73.98528
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)Third Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedAugust 26, 1878; 146 years ago (August 26, 1878)
ClosedMay 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
23rd Street Third Avenue
Local
14th Street

The 18th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and bypassed the station and served 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]

  1. ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955