116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The 116th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 104th Street station until June 3, 1903, and then 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

LocationWest 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Central Harlem, Manhattan

Coordinates40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company

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116th St.
1893
General information
Location	West 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Central Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
History
Opened	September 17, 1879; 146 years ago (September 17, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940; 85 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 125th Street toward Burnside Avenue Ninth Avenue Express 66th Street toward Rector Street 125th Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue 110th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local
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