145th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The 145th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level was built first and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had 1 track and 2 side platforms over the local tracks that served express trains. The station opened on December 1, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 140th Street. The next southbound express stop was 125th Street. The next northbound local stop was 151st Street. The next northbound express stop was 155th Street.

LocationWest 145th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY
Harlem, Manhattan

Coordinates40°49′22.25″N 73°56′30.86″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company

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145th St.
General information
Location	West 145th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°49′22.25″N 73°56′30.86″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	December 1, 1879; 146 years ago (December 1, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940; 85 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 155th Street toward Burnside Avenue Ninth Avenue Express 125th Street toward Rector Street 151st Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue 140th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local
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