Chambers Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°42′55.83″N 74°0′33.36″W / 40.7155083°N 74.0092667°W / 40.7155083; -74.0092667
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Chambers St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationChambers Street and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′55.83″N 74°0′33.36″W / 40.7155083°N 74.0092667°W / 40.7155083; -74.0092667
Operated byInterborough 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; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Franklin Street Sixth Avenue
Express
Park Place
Franklin Street Sixth Avenue
Local
Park Place

The Chambers 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. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Park Place. The next northbound stop was Franklin Street. The Chambers Street – World Trade Center / Park Place station complex can be found within the vicinity of the former elevated railroad station.

References[edit]

  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

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