125th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
The 125th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. The next stop to the north was 129th Street for terminating trains and 133rd Street for through trains. The next stop to the south was 121st Street for local trains and 86th Street for express trains. The station closed on June 11, 1940.
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address | East 125th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | East Harlem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.802761°N 73.933587°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | IRT Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 1, 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next north | 129th Street (terminating trains) 133rd Street (through trains) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 121st Street (local) 86th Street (express) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "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.
- "Court to Hear Plea to Stay Razing of 'El'". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "2nd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif
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