67th Street station

The 67th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. 67th Street station opened on September 16, 1878, by the New York Elevated Railway Company, and was the terminus of the IRT Third Avenue Line until it was expanded to 89th Street on December 9, 1878. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[2]

LocationEast 67th Street and 3rd Avenue
Upper Manhattan, Manhattan, New York

Coordinates40°45′59.6″N 73°57′46.6″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority

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67th ST.
HABS image of three women waiting for a train at 67th Street in September 1942.
General information
Location	East 67th Street and 3rd Avenue Upper Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°45′59.6″N 73°57′46.6″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority
Line	Third Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	September 16, 1878; 147 years ago (September 16, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955; 71 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 76th Street toward 129th Street Third Avenue Local 59th Street toward South Ferry
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