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99th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

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The 99th 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 105th Street. The next stop to the south was 92nd Street. The station closed on June 11, 1940.[2] Three blocks to the south mass transit service was replaced by the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway.

LocationEast 99th Street and 2nd Avenue
East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°47′10.1″N 73°56′44.18″W
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
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99th St.
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LocationEast 99th Street and 2nd Avenue
East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°47′10.1″N 73°56′44.18″W
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company
LineSecond Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880; 146 years ago (March 1, 1880)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 86 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
105th Street Second Avenue
Local
92nd Street
Location
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