The 50th Street station was a local station on the demolished

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. It was built on January 18, 1876 and eventually had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two

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s that served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the

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and had one track that served express trains. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was

42nd Street 42nd Street most commonly refers to: *42nd Street (Manhattan), a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan It may also refer to: *42nd Street (film), ''42nd Street'' (film), a 1933 American Warner Bros. musical film with lyri ...

. The next northbound stop was

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IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1876 Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan Railway stations in the United States closed in 1940 {{Manhattan-railstation-stub