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Canal Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line) 
Summary
The Canal Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and the upper level had one track that served the express trains. The next stop to the north was Grand Street. The next stop to the south was Chatham Square. The station closed on June 13, 1942.
Canal St. | |||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Canal Street and Allen Street New York, NY Lower East Side, Manhattan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′54.44″N 73°59′33.49″W / 40.7151222°N 73.9926361°W | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level) | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 13, 1942[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-25.