72nd Street station (New York Central Railroad)

The 72nd Street station is an abandoned station located in the Park Avenue Tunnel used by Metro-North Railroad for all of its trains. The station has two side platforms and is located in between 72nd Street and 73rd Street underneath Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[1] The station was built by the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad as part of an agreement with New York City.

72nd Street
This picture was taken from the southwestern corner of Park Avenue and 72nd Street. The emergency exit–the former staircase leading to the southbound platform–is open to allow workers to do lighting work in the tunnel.
LocationPark Avenue and 72nd Street
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40.771125°N 73.963825°W / 40.771125; -73.963825
Line(s)Park Avenue Tunnel (Hudson Line)
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Former services
Preceding station New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Following station
86th Street
toward Chatham
 Harlem Division 59th Street
toward New York

History

The station was built during the late 19th century, and it is unclear if any regular trains actually stopped here. Currently, the station is used as an emergency exit for Metro-North Railroad in the Park Avenue Tunnel. The staircases are intact and can be accessed from Park Avenue.[2]:10, 72 According to an 1895 timetable, two trains stopped at 72nd Street daily to serve students attending what is now Hunter College.[3][4][5] On April 29, 1901, the New York Central was granted permission to abandon this station and the 86th Street station by the New York State Railroad Commissioners. The station had low ridership.[6]

References
  1. "Track Map for the New York & Harlem Railroad Operated by the New York Central Railroad Company" (PDF). archives.gov. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Valuation, Engineering Section. June 30, 1917. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. "Electric Division New York Terminal District Time-Table No. 54A For Employees Only" (PDF). canadasouthern.com. New York Central Railroad. December 14, 1941.
  3. Brennan, Joseph (2002). "86 St (Park Ave)". Columbia University.
  4. Brennan, Joseph. ""THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, NEW YORK CITY" 1875". Columbia University. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  5. Gray, Christopher (September 10, 2009). "When Vanderbilt Did Not Get His Way". The New York Times.
  6. "Railroad Projects Heard: Harlem Road to Abandon Seventy-second and Eighty-sixth Street Stations". The New York Sun. April 30, 1901. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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