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
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Park Place in 1893
LocationPark Place and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′47.55″N 74°0′33.43″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
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
Chambers Street Sixth Avenue
Express
Cortlandt Street
Chambers Street Sixth Avenue
Local
Cortlandt Street

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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