Rivington Street station

Rivington Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms while the upper level had one track that served the express trains. The next stop to the north was First Street. The next stop to the south was Grand Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

Rivington St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
LocationRivington Street and Allen Street
New York, NY
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′13.81″N 73°59′23.52″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880 (March 1, 1880)
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
First Street
toward 129th Street
 Second Avenue
Local
 Grand Street
toward South Ferry or City Hall
First Street
toward Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

References
  • "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.


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