The 57th Street station was an express station on the demolished
IRT Second Avenue Line
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in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two
island platform
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s and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one
island platform
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and served trains coming from
Queens
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, from the
IRT Flushing Line
The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. It is operated as part of the A Division. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, ...
, and
IRT Astoria Line
The BMT Astoria Line (formerly the IRT Astoria Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. It runs south from Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria to 39th Avenue in Long I ...
. The next stop to the north was
65th Street for local trains going to the Bronx, and
Queensboro Plaza
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for trains going to Queens. The next express stop was
86th Street on Bronx-bound trains. The next stop to the south was
50th Street for all local trains and
42nd Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942, although trains to the
Bronx
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stopped serving it on June 11, 1940.
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IRT Second Avenue Line stations
Railway stations closed in 1942
Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
57th Street (Manhattan)
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