The 16th Street station was a station on the demolished section of the

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. It was served by trains of the

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and had 2 tracks and 1

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. The station was built on August 15, 1889, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 16th Street, and had a connection to the 15th Street Line trolleys. The next stop to the north was

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. The next stop to the south was 20th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

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