117th Street station
117th St. | |||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East 117th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Harlem, Manhattan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′51.64″N 73°56′14.23″W / 40.7976778°N 73.9372861°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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The 117th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 121st Street. The next stop to the south was 111th Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940. The station closed on June 11, 1940. A station under construction will replace the former station with a block away from here, which is 116th Street.
References
- ^ "Court to Hear Plea to Stay Razing of 'El'". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. June 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "2nd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.