Ninth Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Ninth Street
Former New York City Subway station
Northbound view of the local and express tracks at Ninth Street Station.
Station statistics
Address	East 9th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10012
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′48.1″N 73°59′22″W / 40.730028°N 73.98944°W / 40.730028; -73.98944Coordinates: 40°43′48.1″N 73°59′22″W / 40.730028°N 73.98944°W / 40.730028; -73.98944
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on both levels)
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	August 26, 1878 (August 26, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	14th Street(Local) 23rd Street(Express)
Next south	Houston 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)

Ninth Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It opened on August 26, 1878 and 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 with two side platforms over the lower level local tracks which served 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

External links

Media related to Ninth Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.