57th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The 57th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.

For other uses, see 57th Street station.
57TH ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 57th Street and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′33.52″N 73°57′55.07″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
59th Street Bridge Spur
Platforms2 island platforms (lower level)
1 island platform (upper level)
Tracks5
(3 – main line)
(2 – 59th St. Bridge)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880 (March 1, 1880)[1]
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
86th Street
toward Bronx Park, Fordham Road or Freeman Street
 Second Avenue
Express
 42nd Street
toward City Hall
Queensboro Plaza
toward Willets Point Blvd or Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (express)
 42nd Street
toward South Ferry or City Hall
65th Street
toward 129th Street
 Second Avenue
Local
 50th Street
toward South Ferry or City Hall
Queensboro Plaza
toward Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

References
  1. "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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