The 89th Street station was a local station on the demolished
IRT Third Avenue Line
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue Elevated, Third Avenue El, or Bronx El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by the New York Elevated Railway, an independent rai ...
in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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. It was originally built on December 9, 1878. The outer tracks were served by local trains and two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
s. The center track was built as part of the
Dual Contracts
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, it bypassed the station and served express trains. 89th Street station was the terminus of the IRT Third Avenue Line until it was expanded to
129th Street on December 30, 1878. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street. North of the station were connecting tracks to the 98th Street Yard.
Photograph of Third Avenue Line shop from the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and 98th Street - June 4, 1948 (NYCSubway.org; Collection of Frank Pfuhler)
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IRT Third Avenue Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878
Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
1878 establishments in New York (state)
1955 disestablishments in New York (state)
Third Avenue
Railway stations in the United States closed in 1955
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