Houston Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Houston Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough Manhattan
Coordinates 40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″W / 40.72417°N 73.992611°W / 40.72417; -73.992611Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 73°59′33.4″W / 40.72417°N 73.992611°W / 40.72417; -73.992611
Services IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened September 16, 1878 (September 16, 1878)
Closed May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north Ninth Street
Next south Grand Street

Houston Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line on the Bowery. It opened on September 16, 1878, and had three tracks and two island platforms, which served all three tracks on one level. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[1]

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