72nd Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

72nd Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Passengers at the 72nd Street station in 1936; photo by Berenice Abbott as part of her "Changing New York" project
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°46′38.67″N 73°58′43.62″W / 40.7774083°N 73.9787833°WCoordinates: 40°46′38.67″N 73°58′43.62″W / 40.7774083°N 73.9787833°W
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level)
Other information
Opened	June 9, 1879
Closed	June 11, 1940
Station succession
Next north	81st Street
Next south	66th Street

72nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed this station. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 81st Street.

References

• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.