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Park Place station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°42′47.55″N 74°0′33.43″W / 40.7132083°N 74.0092861°W / 40.7132083; -74.0092861
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Park Place
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Park Place in 1893
General information
LocationPark Place and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′47.55″N 74°0′33.43″W / 40.7132083°N 74.0092861°W / 40.7132083; -74.0092861
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Chambers Street Sixth Avenue
Express
Cortlandt Street
Sixth Avenue
Local

Park Place was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 2 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Cortlandt Street for local trains, and Battery Place for express trains. The next northbound stop was Chambers Street for all trains. The Chambers Street – World Trade Center / Park Place station complex can be found within the vicinity of the former elevated railroad station.

References

  1. ^ "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 icon