84th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

84th Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
September 1942 image of the 84th Street El station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′39″N 73°57′17.6″W / 40.77750°N 73.954889°WCoordinates: 40°46′39″N 73°57′17.6″W / 40.77750°N 73.954889°W
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Opened	December 9, 1878
Closed	May 12, 1955
Station succession
Next north	89th Street
Next south	76th Street

84th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally built on December 9, 1878 and had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station 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

• "84th Street (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Retrieved 2009-01-25.