57th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)

57th Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough Manhattan
Coordinates 40°45′33.52″N 73°57′55.07″W / 40.7593111°N 73.9652972°WCoordinates: 40°45′33.52″N 73°57′55.07″W / 40.7593111°N 73.9652972°W
Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT 59th Street Bridge Spur
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 island platforms (Lower Level)
1 island platform (Upper Level)
Tracks 5
(3 – main line)
(2 – 59th St. Bridge)
Other information
Closed June 13, 1942
Station succession
Next north 65th Street (local)
86th Street (express)
Queensboro Plaza (Queens)
Next south 50th Street (local)
42nd Street (express)

57th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT Flushing Line, and IRT Astoria Line. The next stop to the north was 65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and Queensboro Plaza for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was 86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was 50th Street for all local trains and 42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the Bronx stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.

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