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First Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Summary

The First Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, located at the intersection of First Street and First Avenue. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and the upper level had one track that served express trains. The station opened on March 1, 1880,[1] and closed on June 13, 1942.[2]

First St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 1st Street and 1st Avenue
New York, NY
East Village, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′23.69″N 73°59′18.54″W / 40.7232472°N 73.9884833°W / 40.7232472; -73.9884833
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880; 144 years ago (March 1, 1880)[1]
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 81 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Eighth Street
toward 129th Street
 Second Avenue
Local
 Rivington Street
toward South Ferry or City Hall
Eighth Street
toward Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ a b "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 January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.