Canal Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Canal Street (disambiguation).
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]
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Canal Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 73°59′46.8″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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 26, 1878; 145 years ago (August 26, 1878) | |||||||||||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955; 68 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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