67th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

67th Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
HABS image of three women waiting for a train at 67th Street in September 1942.
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′59.6″N 73°57′46.6″W / 40.766556°N 73.962944°W / 40.766556; -73.962944Coordinates: 40°45′59.6″N 73°57′46.6″W / 40.766556°N 73.962944°W / 40.766556; -73.962944
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 16, 1878 (September 16, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	76th Street
Next south	59th Street
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67th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track for express trains. 67th Street station opened on September 16, 1878 by the New York Elevated Railway Company, and was the terminus of the IRT Third Avenue Line until it was expanded to 89th Street on December 9, 1878. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[1]

References

External links

• http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm