50th Street 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 57th Street. The next stop to the south was 42nd Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.
50th St. | |||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | East 50th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′17.51″N 73°58′6.7″W | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | March 1, 1880; 142 years ago (March 1, 1880)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Closed | June 13, 1942; 80 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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