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Fulton St. | ||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||
Location | Fulton Street and Pearl Street New York, New York Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′28.04″N74°0′15.81″W / 40.7077889°N 74.0043917°W | |||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | |||||||||||||
Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | August 26, 1878 | |||||||||||||
Closed | December 22, 1950 | |||||||||||||
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