Park Place station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Park Place was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 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 Cortlandt Street for local trains, and Battery Place for express trains. The next northbound stop was Chambers Street for all trains. The Chambers Street – World Trade Center / Park Place station complex can be found within the vicinity of the former elevated railroad station.
Park Place | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
Park Place in 1893 | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Park Place and West Broadway New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′47.55″N 74°0′33.43″W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sixth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 5, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938[1] | |||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "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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