59th_Street_station_(IRT_Third_Avenue_Line)

59th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

59th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955)

For other uses, see 59th Street.

The 59th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built on September 16, 1878. The local trains used two tracks and two side platforms. The center track was built as part of the Dual Contracts and was used for express trains. Due to its location along the east side of the headquarters for Bloomingdale's, the station was also known as "Bloomingdale's Station." The station was also the first rapid transit stop in the city to have an escalator, installed in September 1901.[2] This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. [2]
    "New York City Transit Facts & Figures: 1979" (PDF). La Guardia and Wagner Archives. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit Authority. 1979. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955


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