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Longwood Avenue station

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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1919
IRT Pelham Longwood Avenue Southbound Platform
IRT Pelham Longwood Avenue Southbound Platform

The Longwood Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at Longwood Avenue and Southern Boulevard in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx.

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Longwood Avenue station
Southern Boulevard, New York The Bronx

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N 40.816278 ° E -73.896232 °
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Longwood Avenue

Southern Boulevard
10458 New York, The Bronx
New York, United States
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