151st Street station

151st St.
Former Interborough Rapid Transit elevated station
General information
Location	West 151st Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY Harlem, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°49′35.82″N 73°56′20.97″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
History
Opened	November 15, 1917; 107 years ago (November 15, 1917)
Closed	June 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 155th Street Terminus Sixth Avenue 145th Street toward South Ferry Ninth Avenue Local

The 151st Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The station was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. The next stop to the north was 155th Street. The next stop to the south was 145th Street. The station opened on November 15, 1917 and closed on June 11, 1940.

References

1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle