14th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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14th Street was a station on New York's demolished IRT Third Avenue Line
. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platform
s. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. The next stop to the north was 18th Street
. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. The station closed on May 12, 1955. Although this station was located above the Third Avenue
subway station on the BMT Canarsie Line
, the two stations were not connected.
IRT Third Avenue Line
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and eventually became part of the New York subway...
. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. The next stop to the north was 18th Street
18th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
18th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and...
. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. The station closed on May 12, 1955. Although this station was located above the Third Avenue
Third Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)
Third Avenue is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 14th Street in East Village, Manhattan, it is served by the L train at all times and there are no connections to other subway lines.This station has two side...
subway station on the BMT Canarsie Line
BMT Canarsie Line
The Canarsie Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn...
, the two stations were not connected.