Canal Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
CANAL ST. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
 1893 view from Canal Street looking north towards The Bowery. | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Canal Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 73°59′46.8″W / 40.71583°N 73.996333°W | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | |||||||||||||||
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The Canal Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, near the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. It had three tracks and two island platforms. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
References
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
External links
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2009.