50th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
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50th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line
in New York City
. It had three tracks and two side platform
s. 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.
IRT Second Avenue Line
The IRT Second Avenue Line, also known as the Second Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company until city takeover in 1940...
in New York City
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. It had three 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. The next stop to the north was 57th Street
57th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
57th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT...
. The next stop to the south was 42nd Street
42nd Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two island platforms. The next stop to the north was 50th Street for local trains and 57th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south was 34th Street for locaal trains and 14th Street for express...
. The station closed on June 13, 1942.