135th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

135th 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 and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 130th Street. The next northbound stop was 140th Street.

 135th Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressWest 135th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY 10030
BoroughManhattan
LocaleHarlem
Coordinates40°48′59.46″N 73°56′47.58″W
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Ninth Avenue Line
ServicesNone
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(1 upper level)
(2 lower level)
Other information
OpenedSeptember 17, 1879 (September 17, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Station succession
Next north140th Street
Next south130th Street

References

  1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
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