The Third Street station was a station on the demolished section of the

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. Served by trains of the

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, and had 2 tracks and 1

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. The station was opened on June 22, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Third Street. The next stop to the north was

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. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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