135th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The 135th Street station was a local 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 and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 130th Street. The next northbound stop was 140th Street.

LocationWest 135th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, Manhattan

Coordinates40°48′59.46″N 73°56′47.58″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company

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135th St.
General information
Location	West 135th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°48′59.46″N 73°56′47.58″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
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 140th Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue 130th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local
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