81st Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The 81st Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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 closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 72nd Street. The next northbound stop was 86th Street.

81st St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 81st Street and Columbus Avenue
New York, NY
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°46′59.67″N 73°58′28.31″W / 40.7832417°N 73.9745306°W / 40.7832417; -73.9745306
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 9, 1879; 145 years ago (June 9, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
86th Street Sixth Avenue 72nd Street
Ninth Avenue
Local

References

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  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.