72nd Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

72nd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Passengers at the 72nd Street station in 1936; photo by Berenice Abbott as part of her "Changing New York" project
General information
LocationWest 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue
New York, NY
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°46′38.67″N 73°58′43.62″W / 40.7774083°N 73.9787833°W / 40.7774083; -73.9787833
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 9, 1879; 145 years ago (June 9, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
81st Street Sixth Avenue 66th Street
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 72nd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 81st Street.

  1. ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon