First Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

First St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	East 1st Street and 1st Avenue East Village, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°43′23.69″N73°59′18.54″W / 40.7232472°N 73.9884833°W / 40.7232472; -73.9884833
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 Eighth Street toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local Rivington Street toward South Ferry
Location

The First Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, located at the intersection of First Street and First Avenue. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and the upper level had one track that served express trains. The station opened on March 1, 1880, ^[1] and closed on June 13, 1942. ^[2]

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.