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IND Station Platforms Less Than 600 Feet In Length [Re: 75th Avenue]

Posted by William A. Padron on Mon Apr 5 14:30:05 2021, in response to Re: 75th Avenue (Re: What Are the Now-Abandoned Stations You Once Used Regularly?), posted by Union Tpke on Mon Apr 5 13:48:48 2021.

From that 1941 IND Employee "Yellow" Book, page 93...

STATION PLATFORMS Less Than 600 Feet In Length

163rd St. = 600' with future extensions, 60' long at north end of SB platform and 60' at south end of NB platform.

155th St. = 600' with future extensions, 60' long at north ends.

135th St. = 600' with future extensions, 60' long at north ends.

125th St. = Southbound platform 600' long with 60' future extensions at the north end, northbound platform 660' long.

116th St. = 596', with future extensions 64' long at norrh ends.

110th St. = 600' for SB platform and 605' for NB platform, with future extensions 50' long on NB and 55' long on SB platforms at NE.

103rd St. = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

86th St. = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

81st St. = 600' lower level platform and 630' for upper level, 30' future extensions at north end of UL and 60' future extension at north end of LL.

72nd St. = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

Canal St. = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south end for NB platform only. SB platform 660' long.

Elmhurst Avenue = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

63rd Drive = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

67th Avenue = 600' with future extensions 60' long at south ends.

75th Avenue = 600' for Northbound platform with future extensions 60' long at south end.

The ten car stop marker at these stations are located so as to center a train in Station.

No platforms on the Concourse Line or the Smith St. Line are under 660 feet.

Source: ERA R-10 Subway Special Brochure, June 8, 1986.

-William A. Padron
["D1-1591"]


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