59th Street | |
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&sq=engine&lang=en&file=File:59th_Street_station_(New_York_Central_Railroad)_01a.jpg) The unused 59th Street station, 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Park Avenue and 59th Street Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 73°58′11″W / 40.762941°N 73.969752°W |
| Line(s) | Park Avenue Tunnel (Hudson Line) |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
The 59th Street station is a never-opened station in the Park Avenue Tunnel used by the Metro-North Railroad. The station was built by the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad as part of an agreement with the government of New York City during the late 1870s, although trains never stopped here.[1] The station is used as an emergency exit for the Metro-North Railroad.[2]
- ^ Scientific American (1875). "THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, NEW YORK CITY". www.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Edward (February 23, 1984). "FIRE POSTSCRIPT: 2,000 STUCK IN TUNNEL". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018.