Cortlandt Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Cortlandt Street 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.

Cortlandt St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
The station platform ca. 1893
LocationCortlandt Street and Church Street
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
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
Park Place Sixth Avenue
Express
Rector Street
Terminus
Park Place Sixth Avenue
Local
Rector Street
Cortlandt Street station on a map published in 1916

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.


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