129th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

129th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough Manhattan
Coordinates 40°48′21″N 73°55′59″W / 40.80583°N 73.93306°WCoordinates: 40°48′21″N 73°55′59″W / 40.80583°N 73.93306°W
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line
IRT Willis Avenue Spur
Structure Elevated
Platforms 4 island platforms (lower level)
2 island platforms (upper level)
Tracks 9
Other information
Opened December 30, 1878
Closed June 11, 1940 (2nd Ave.)
May 12, 1955 (3rd Ave.)
Station succession
Next north 133rd Street (3rd Ave.)
Willis Avenue (Willis Ave.)
Next south 125th Street (3rd Ave.)
125th Street (2nd Ave.)

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. It originally opened on December 30, 1878. In 1886 it gained a connection to the Willis Avenue Spur which took commuters to a terminal station in the Bronx that served commuters using the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and later to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway interurban lines. The next stop to the north was 133rd Street for the main line and Willis Avenue for the Willis Avenue spur, both of which were across the Third Avenue Bridge in The Bronx. 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. The site became part of Harlem River Park.

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