Cortlandt Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Cortlandt Street.

The Cortlandt Street station was a station at Church Street on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 3 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 Rector Street. The next northbound stop was Park Place.^{[citation needed]}

Cortlandt Street station on a map published in 1916

Cortlandt St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
The station platform ca. 1893
General information
Location	Cortlandt Street and Church Street New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 5, 1878; 147 years ago (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938; 86 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Park Place toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue Rector Street toward South Ferry
Location