Eighth Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Eighth 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]

Eighth St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
The Jefferson Market Courthouse, just to the north of the eighth street station
Location	West 8th Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′0.96″N 73°59′58.52″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 5, 1878 (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 14th Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express Bleecker Street toward Rector Street 14th Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local Bleecker Street toward South Ferry