Canal Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

Canal Street 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.

For other uses, see Canal Street (disambiguation).
Canal St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
LocationCanal Street and Allen Street
New York, NY
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′54.44″N 73°59′33.49″W
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)
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Grand Street
toward 129th Street
 Second Avenue
Local
 Chatham Square
toward South Ferry or City Hall
Grand Street
toward Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

References
  • "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-25.


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