Houston Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Houston Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″W / 40.72417°N 73.992611°W / 40.72417; -73.992611Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″W / 40.72417°N 73.992611°W / 40.72417; -73.992611
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 16, 1878 (September 16, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	Ninth Street
Next south	Grand Street
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Houston Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line on the Bowery. It opened on September 16, 1878, and had three tracks and two island platforms, which served all three tracks on one level. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[1]

References

• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009. 
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2009.