18th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

18th Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
1942 street level view of 18th Street station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′8.7″N 73°59′7″W / 40.735750°N 73.98528°W / 40.735750; -73.98528Coordinates: 40°44′8.7″N 73°59′7″W / 40.735750°N 73.98528°W / 40.735750; -73.98528
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level)
Other information
Closed	May 12, 1955; 62 years ago (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	23rd Street
Next south	14th Street
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18th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that bypassed the station and served express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.