106th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

{{Short description|Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox station

| style = IRT

| name = 106th St.

| image =

| image_caption =

| type = Former Manhattan Railway elevated station

| operator = Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority

| line = Third Avenue Line

| platforms = 4 side platforms (2 on each level)

| tracks = 3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level)

| address = East 106th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY

| borough = Upper Manhattan, Manhattan

| coordinates = {{coord|40|47|30|N|73|56|40|W}}

| structure = Elevated

| opened = {{start date and age|December 30, 1878}}

| closed = {{start date and age|May 12, 1955}}{{cite news |title=Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52497622/third-avenue-may-13-1955/ |accessdate=May 30, 2020 |work=The Kingston Daily Freeman |date=May 13, 1955 |page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=IRT

|line2=Third Avenue|type2=Local-Express|left2=125th Street|right2=42nd Street

|line3=Third Avenue|type3=Local|left3=116th Street|right3=99th Street}}

}}

The 106th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. The station was opened on December 30, 1878, and had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level had one track and two side platforms over the local tracks on the lower level and served express trains. It was built as part of the Dual Contracts. The express run from this stop to 42nd Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing eight local stations. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/21271423084/in/dateposted/ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955]