117th Street station
The 117th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 121st Street. The next stop to the south was 111th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.
117th St. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 117th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Harlem, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′51.64″N 73°56′14.23″W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | ||||||||||
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References
- "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.
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