City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

City Hall was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It lay along Park Row, south of the Manhattan Municipal Building, across the street from the BRT’s Park Row Terminal.[1] It had 2 levels. The lower level served Third Avenue trains and had two tracks with two side platforms for exiting passengers, and a center island platform for entering passengers. The upper level served Second Avenue trains and had two tracks and two side platforms for exiting passengers, and one island platform for entering passengers. Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and Third Avenue trains served the station until December 31, 1953. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square for all trains.

 City Hall
 
Former New York City Subway station
As seen from the World Dome in the 1890s
Station statistics
BoroughManhattan
LocaleLower Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W
ServicesIRT City Hall Spur
IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform,
2 side platforms (upper level)
1 island platform,
2 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedMarch 17, 1879 (March 17, 1879)
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942) (Upper Level 2nd Ave.)
December 31, 1953 (December 31, 1953) (Lower Level 3rd Ave.)
Station succession
Next northChatham Square
Next south(Terminus)

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