53rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

53rd Street
Former New York City Subway station
Looking down at station site, decades after demolition
Station statistics
Address	East 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10019
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′27.4″N 73°58′10″W / 40.757611°N 73.96944°W / 40.757611; -73.96944Coordinates: 40°45′27.4″N 73°58′10″W / 40.757611°N 73.96944°W / 40.757611; -73.96944
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 16, 1878 (September 16, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	59th Street
Next south	47th 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)

53rd Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track for express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[1]

References

• http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm