Canal St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationCanal Street and Allen Street
New York, NY
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′54.44″N 73°59′33.49″W / 40.7151222°N 73.9926361°W / 40.7151222; -73.9926361
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 (March 1, 1880)[1]
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Grand Street Second Avenue
Local
Chatham Square
Grand Street Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

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.

References

  1. "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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