| City Hall | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||||||
_pg063_(ENE-LOOKING)_NEW-YORK_CITY-PANORAMA_FROM_THE_WORLD-DOME.jpg) As seen from the World Dome in the 1890s | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W / 40.71250°N 74.003667°W / 40.71250; -74.003667 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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; 145 years ago (March 17, 1879) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942) (Upper Level 2nd Ave.) December 31, 1953; 70 years ago (December 31, 1953) (Lower Level 3rd Ave.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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. 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. 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.
References
- City Hall Elevated Station (NYCSubway.org)
- Third Avenue El Remnants (Forgotten NY.com) Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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- IRT Third Avenue Line stations
- IRT Second Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1879
- 1879 establishments in New York (state)
- 1953 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1953
- Manhattan railway station stubs