89th Street station

89th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally built on December 9, 1878, and had two levels. The lower level, built first, was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. 89th Street station was the terminus of the IRT Third Avenue Line until it was expanded to 129th Street on December 30, 1878. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2] North of the station were connecting tracks to the 98th Street Yard.[3]

89th Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	East 89th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10128
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Upper Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′50.5″N 73°57′09″W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	December 9, 1878 (December 9, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)[1]
Station succession
Next north	99th Street
Next south	84th Street
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

References

1. "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
3. Photograph of Third Avenue Line shop from the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and 98th Street - June 4, 1948 (NYCSubway.org; Collection of Frank Pfuhler)

External links

• "89th Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.