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499 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
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N40° 45' 46.5876" W73° 58' 11.1072"
(40.762941, -73.969752)
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The 59th Street station is a disused station located in the Park Avenue Tunnel used by Metro-North Railroad for all of its trains. The station was built by the New York Central Railroad as part of an agreement with New York City. The station was built during the late 1870s, although trains never stopped here. Currently, the station is used as an emergency exit for Metro-North Railroad in the Park Avenue Tunnel.The station is located in the Park Avenue Tunnel between 58th Street and 59th Street. The platforms are 12 feet (3.7 m) wide by 150 feet (46 m) long and are located on the outer sides of the tunnel. The station's waiting room, ticket offices, and toilets were located at platform level. At the northern end of each of the waiting rooms, staircases, which are still intact and can be accessed from Park Avenue, led to 59th Street. The exits to the sidewalk were covered by a wooden house.
