Eighth Avenue (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Eighth Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	8th Avenue and West 53rd Street New York, NY 10116
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′50.94″N 73°59′5.1″W / 40.7641500°N 73.984750°W / 40.7641500; -73.984750Coordinates: 40°45′50.94″N 73°59′5.1″W / 40.7641500°N 73.984750°W / 40.7641500; -73.984750
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	1881 (1881)
Closed	December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)
Station succession
Next north	59th Street
Next south	50th 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)

Eighth Avenue was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It was built in 1881 by the Manhattan Railway Company as part of an effort to connect the northern end of the Sixth Avenue Line to the Ninth Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms, and was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. As a result, it became the last station on the Sixth Avenue Line before merging at a sharp curve with the Ninth Avenue Line. On September 11, 1905, 12 people were killed and 42 injured when a train jumped over the rails at the curve on 53rd Street between the Ninth Avenue 50th Street and 59th Street stations. In 1932, the Independent Subway System built the 50th Street Station three blocks to the south on the Eighth Avenue Subway with an additional lower level in 1933, thus rendering the elevated station and line obsolete. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 50th Street. The next northbound stop was 59th Street.

References

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