Houston_Street_(IRT_Third_Avenue_Line)

Houston Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Houston Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955)

The Houston Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City on the Bowery. It opened on September 16, 1878, and had three tracks and two island platforms, which served all three tracks on one level. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

For the station actually at West Houston Street & Varick Street, see Houston Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line). For the demolished station serving the IRT Ninth Avenue Line, see Houston Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line).
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  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]
    NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955


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