The 59th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built on September 16, 1878. The local trains used two tracks and two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for express trains. Due to its location along the east side of the headquarters for Bloomingdale's, the station was also known as "Bloomingdale's Station." The station was also the first rapid transit stop in the city to have an escalator, installed in September 1901.[2] This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[3]
59th, street, station, third, avenue, line, other, uses, 59th, street, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, source. For other uses see 59th Street This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 59th Street station IRT Third Avenue Line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The 59th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan New York City It was built on September 16 1878 The local trains used two tracks and two side platforms The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for express trains Due to its location along the east side of the headquarters for Bloomingdale s the station was also known as Bloomingdale s Station The station was also the first rapid transit stop in the city to have an escalator installed in September 1901 2 This station closed on May 12 1955 with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street 3 59th ST Former Manhattan Railway elevated stationSouthbound View of 59th Street stationGeneral informationLocationEast 59th Street and 3rd AvenueNew York NYMidtown Manhattan and Upper East Side ManhattanCoordinates40 45 41 4 N 73 57 59 6 W 40 761500 N 73 966556 W 40 761500 73 966556Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit CompanyCity of New York 1940 1953 New York City Transit AuthorityLine s Third Avenue LinePlatforms2 side platformsTracks3ConstructionStructure typeElevatedHistoryOpenedSeptember 16 1878 145 years ago September 16 1878 ClosedMay 12 1955 69 years ago May 12 1955 1 Former servicesPreceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 67th Streettoward 129th Street Third AvenueLocal 53rd Streettoward South FerryReferences edit Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip The Kingston Daily Freeman May 13 1955 p 10 Retrieved May 30 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp New York City Transit Facts amp Figures 1979 PDF La Guardia and Wagner Archives Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit Authority 1979 Retrieved 24 October 2016 NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12 1955 NYCSubway org 3rd Avenue El StationReporter net Third Avenue Local nbsp This Manhattan train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 59th Street station IRT Third Avenue Line amp oldid 1224922962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
