14th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

The 14th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. In 1924, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation built the 14th Street-Eastern District Line Subway below the station, which included the Third Avenue subway station. Although this station was located above the Third Avenue BMT subway station on what is today known as the BMT Canarsie Line, the two stations were never connected. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

14th ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Looking west at 14th Street station
General information
Location	East 14th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10003 Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′59.8″N 73°59′14″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)	Third Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	August 26, 1878 (August 26, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 18th Street toward 129th Street Third Avenue Local Ninth Street toward South Ferry