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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1938) For other uses, see Park Place.
Park Place
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Park Place in 1893
General information
LocationChurch Street and Park Place
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′47.55″N 74°0′33.43″W / 40.7132083°N 74.0092861°W / 40.7132083; -74.0092861
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 86 years ago (December 4, 1938)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Chambers Streettoward 155th Street Sixth Avenue Cortlandt Streettoward South Ferry

The Park Place station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Cortlandt Street for local trains, and Battery Place for express trains. The next northbound stop was Chambers Street for all trains. The Chambers Street – World Trade Center / Park Place station complex can be found within the vicinity of the former elevated railroad station.

References

  1. "Map and guide of the elevated railroads of New York City". Library of Congress.
  2. "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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