53rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

53rd Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Looking down at station site, decades after demolition
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′27.4″N 73°58′10″W / 40.757611°N 73.96944°WCoordinates: 40°45′27.4″N 73°58′10″W / 40.757611°N 73.96944°W
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	September 16, 1878
Closed	May 12, 1955
Station succession
Next north	59th Street
Next south	47th Street

53rd Street was a local 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 for express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[1]

References

• http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html
• http://stationreporter.net/3avl.htm