59th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
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59th Street was a 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 platform
s that served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 50th Street
for Ninth Avenue trains and Eighth Avenue
for IRT Sixth Avenue Line
trains. The next northbound stop was 66th Street
.
On September 11, 1905, 12 people were killed and 42 injured in the Ninth Avenue derailment
when a train that had just left the station was wrongly switched onto the curve at 53rd Street.
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened in 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, a cable-hauled line. It ceased operation in 1940....
. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s that served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 50th Street
50th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
50th Street was a 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 that served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains. It closed...
for Ninth Avenue trains and Eighth Avenue
Eighth Avenue (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Eighth Avenue was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 50th Street...
for IRT Sixth Avenue Line
IRT Sixth Avenue Line
The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. In addition to its transportation role, it also captured the imagination of artists and poets.The line ran south...
trains. The next northbound stop was 66th Street
66th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
66th Street was a 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. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had two track and two side platforms over the lower level local tracks. The...
.
On September 11, 1905, 12 people were killed and 42 injured in the Ninth Avenue derailment
Ninth Avenue derailment
The Ninth Avenue derailment on the Ninth Avenue Elevated in Manhattan on September 11, 1905 was the worst accident on the New York City elevated railways....
when a train that had just left the station was wrongly switched onto the curve at 53rd Street.