Bleecker Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Bleecker Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878.[2] It closed on December 4, 1938.[1]

For the station complex in the NoHo neighborhood in Manhattan, see Bleecker Street/Broadway–Lafayette Street (New York City Subway).
Bleecker St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
LocationBleecker Street and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′41″N 73°59′56.3″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878 (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Eighth Street
toward Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Express
 Grand Street
toward Rector Street
Eighth Street
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Sixth Avenue
Local
 Grand Street
toward South Ferry

See also

References
  1. "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Superior Court of the City of New York, General Term. 1888. p. 195.


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