59th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

59th Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	West 59th Street and 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′9.15″N 73°59′5.16″W / 40.7692083°N 73.9847667°W / 40.7692083; -73.9847667Coordinates: 40°46′9.15″N 73°59′5.16″W / 40.7692083°N 73.9847667°W / 40.7692083; -73.9847667
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 9, 1879 (June 9, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Station succession
Next north	66th Street
Next south	55th Street (Ninth Ave; 1876-c. 1904) 50th Street (1904-1940) Eighth Avenue (Sixth Ave)
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US
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)

59th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms that served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 50th Street for Ninth Avenue trains and Eighth Avenue for IRT Sixth Avenue Line trains. The next northbound stop was 66th Street.

On September 11, 1905, 12 people were killed and 42 injured in the Ninth Avenue derailment when a train that had just left the station was wrongly switched onto the curve at 53rd Street.

References

• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• 9th Avenue El(Forgotten NY.com)