Bleecker Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the station complex in the NoHo neighborhood in Manhattan, see Bleecker Street/Broadway–Lafayette Street (New York City Subway).
The Bleecker Street station 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]
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Bleecker St. | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Bleecker Street and West Broadway New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′41″N 73°59′56.3″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 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 5, 1878; 145 years ago (June 5, 1878) | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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