City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
The City Hall station was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It lay along Park Row, south of the Manhattan Municipal Building, across the street from the BRT's Park Row Terminal.[1] It had 2 levels. The lower level served Third Avenue trains and had two tracks with two side platforms for exiting passengers, and a center island platform for entering passengers.[citation needed] The upper level served Second Avenue trains and had two tracks and two side platforms for exiting passengers, and one island platform for entering passengers.[citation needed] Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and Third Avenue trains served the station until December 31, 1953. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square for all trains.
City Hall | |||||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||
Location | Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W / 40.71250°N 74.003667°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform, 2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform, 2 side platforms (lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | March 17, 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 13, 1942 December 31, 1953 (Lower Level 3rd Ave.) | (Upper Level 2nd Ave.)||||||||||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- City Hall Elevated Station (NYCSubway.org)
- Third Avenue El Remnants (Forgotten NY.com) Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine