99th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The 99th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on June 21, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 93rd Street. The next northbound stop was 104th Street.

For the demolished station serving the IRT Second Avenue Line, see 99th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line). For the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line, see 99th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line).
99th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationColumbus Avenue between West 97th Street and West 100th Street
New York, NY
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°47′41.36″N 73°57′57.64″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 21, 1879 (June 21, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
104th Street
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Local
 93rd Street
toward South Ferry
Ninth Avenue
Local

References
  1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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