81st St. | ||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | West 81st Street and Columbus Avenue New York, NY Upper West Side, Manhattan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′59.67″N 73°58′28.31″W / 40.7832417°N 73.9745306°W | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level) | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 9, 1879 | |||||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||
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The 81st 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 72nd Street. The next northbound stop was 86th Street.
- ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
