50th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

The 50th Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 42nd Street. For some trains, the next northbound stop was 58th Street Terminal until 1924, while for other trains, the next northbound stop was Eighth Avenue. For express trains, the next northbound stop was 66th Street on Ninth Avenue. Two years later after the station closed, it was replaced by the nearby underground 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center (IND Sixth Avenue Line) subway station.

50th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 50th Street and 6th Avenue
New York, NY
Upper Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′35.55″N 73°58′49.57″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878 (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
53rd Street and Eighth Avenue
toward Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Express
 42nd Street
toward Rector Street
53rd Street and Eighth Avenue
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Local
 42nd Street
toward South Ferry
58th Street
Terminus

References
  1. "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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