66th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 66th Street and Columbus Avenue
New York, NY
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°46′24.96″N 73°58′53.71″W / 40.7736000°N 73.9815861°W / 40.7736000; -73.9815861
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
History
OpenedJune 9, 1879 (June 9, 1879)
ClosedJune 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
116th Street
toward Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Express
 53rd Street and Eighth Avenue
toward Rector Street
116th Street
toward Burnside Avenue or Fordham Road
 Ninth Avenue
Express
 59th Street
toward Rector Street
72nd Street
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Local
 59th Street
toward South Ferry
Ninth Avenue
Local

The 66th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track and two side platforms over the lower level local tracks. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 59th Street. The next southbound express stop was 34th Street for Ninth Avenue trains, and 50th Street for IRT Sixth Avenue Line express trains. The next northbound local stop was 72nd Street. The next northbound express stop was 116th Street. The express run from this stop to 116th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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