116th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
1893
General information
Location	West 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Central Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W / 40.8043806°N 73.9553583°W / 40.8043806; -73.9553583
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
History
Opened	September 17, 1879 (September 17, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 125th Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express 66th Street toward Rector Street 125th Street toward Burnside Avenue or Fordham Road Ninth Avenue Express 66th Street toward Rector Street 125th Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local 110th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local

The 116th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 104th Street station until June 3, 1903, and then 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing seven local stations.

References

External links

• NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle