116th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 116th Street.

116th Street
Former New York City Subway station
1893
Station statistics
Address	West 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY 10026
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Central Harlem
Coordinates	40°48′15.77″N 73°57′19.29″W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Services	None
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 17, 1879 (September 17, 1879)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Next north	125th Street
Next south	110th Street (local) 66th Street (express)
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

116th Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in New York City. It had three tracks and two island platforms. It opened on September 17, 1879 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 110th Street. The next southbound express stop was 66th Street. The next northbound stop was 125th Street for all trains. The express run from this stop to 66th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing 7 local stations. Similar to the East 180th Street to Third Avenue–149th Street stretch on the IRT White Plains Road Line and the 125th Street to 59th Street–Columbus Circle stretch on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, which also sees express trains bypassing 7 local stops.

External links

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