Bleecker Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

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Bleecker St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationBleecker Street and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates 40°43′41″N73°59′56.3″W / 40.72806°N 73.998972°W / 40.72806; -73.998972
Operated by Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s) Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878;145 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938;84 years ago (December 4, 1938) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Eighth Street Sixth Avenue
Express
Grand Street
Eighth Street Sixth Avenue
Local
Grand Street
toward South Ferry

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Superior Court of the City of New York, General Term. 1888. p. 195.