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84th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was originally built on December 9, 1878. The station had two side platforms and was served by local trains only. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

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84th ST.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	East 84th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Upper Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′39″N 73°57′17.6″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)	Third Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	December 9, 1878; 143 years ago (December 9, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955; 67 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 89th Street toward 129th Street Third Avenue Local 76th Street toward South Ferry

References

• "84th 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.

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