86th Street station (New York Central Railroad)

86th Street
Park Avenue, 1882-1883. 86th Street station is in the top left.
Location Park Avenue and 86th Street
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates 40°46′46″N 73°57′28″W / 40.779573°N 73.957688°W / 40.779573; -73.957688Coordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°57′28″W / 40.779573°N 73.957688°W / 40.779573; -73.957688
Line(s) Park Avenue Tunnel
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 4
History
Opened May 15, 1876 (1876-05-15)
Closed 1903 (1903)
Former services
Preceding station   New York Central Railroad   Following station
toward Chatham
Harlem Division
toward New York

86th Street is an abandoned station located in the Park Avenue Tunnel used by Metro-North Railroad for all of its trains. The station was built by the New York Central Railroad as part of an agreement with New York City. The station was built during the late 19th century. Currently, the station is used as an emergency exit for Metro-North Railroad in the Park Avenue Tunnel. The staircases are intact and can be accessed from Park Avenue.[1]:10, 72 The staircases led to the median of Park Avenue. The layout of this station is different than 56th Street and 72nd Street, the platforms are on the insides of the outer tunnels, between the inner tunnels.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Electric Division New York Terminal District Time-Table No. 54A For Employees Only" (PDF). canadasouthern.com. New York Central Railroad. December 14, 1941.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Joseph. ""THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, NEW YORK CITY" 1875". Columbia University. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Brennan, Joseph (2002). "86 St (Park Ave)". Columbia University.
  4. ↑ Gray, Christopher (September 10, 2009). "When Vanderbilt Did Not Get His Way". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York. 1896. p. 89.
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