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| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | IRT Second Avenue Line IRT Third Avenue Line |
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 island platforms (lower level) 2 island platforms (upper level) |
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| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1940 (2nd Ave.) 1955 (3rd Ave.) |
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| Next north | 133rd Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | 125th Street (3rd Ave.) 125th Street (2nd Ave.) |
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129th Street was a massive station on the IRT Third Avenue Line, shared by trains of both the Third Avenue Line and IRT Second Avenue Line in the New York City Subway system. The next stop to the north was 133rd Street. The next stop to the south was 125th Street for Third Avenue Line trains and 125th Street for Second Avenue Line trains. The station closed on May 12, 1955; however, the Second Avenue Line stopped serving it on June 11, 1940. 129th Street was the terminal for some trains, specifically those of the Second Avenue Line, which used the southernmost island platform.