50th Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

50th Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	West 50th Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY 10119
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′35.55″N 73°58′49.57″W / 40.7598750°N 73.9804361°W / 40.7598750; -73.9804361Coordinates: 40°45′35.55″N 73°58′49.57″W / 40.7598750°N 73.9804361°W / 40.7598750; -73.9804361
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Closed	December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)
Station succession
Next north	Eighth Avenue (Local) 58th Street (Alt. until 1924) 66th Street (Express)
Next south	42nd Street
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

50th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 42nd Street. For some trains, the next northbound stop was 58th Street Terminal until 1924, while for other trains, the next northbound stop was Eighth Avenue. For express trains, the next northbound stop was 66th Street on Ninth Avenue. Two years after the station closed, it was replaced two years later by the underground 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center (IND Sixth Avenue Line) subway station.

References

• "Sixth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.