Canal Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Canal Street (disambiguation).

Canal St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	Canal Street and Allen Street Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°42′54.44″N73°59′33.49″W / 40.7151222°N 73.9926361°W / 40.7151222; -73.9926361
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880;145 years ago (March 1, 1880) [1]
Closed	June 13, 1942;83 years ago (June 13, 1942) [2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Grand Street toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local Chatham Square toward South Ferry
Location

The Canal Street station was a 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 and the upper level had one track that served the express trains. The next stop to the north was Grand Street. The next stop to the south was Chatham Square. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

References

1. "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun . March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

External links

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