Division B (IND) Structure Underground Opened 10 September 1932 Locale Tribeca, SoHo, Manhattan | Line IND Eighth Avenue Line Borough Manhattan Tracks 4 | |
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Services A (all times)
C (all except late nights)
E (all times) Transit connections NYCT Bus: M55, X27, X28 Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange Address New York, NY 10013, United States Similar Spring Street, 155th Street, 23rd Street, Cathedral Parkway–110th Street, Liberty Avenue | ||
Canal Street (formerly Canal Street–Holland Tunnel) is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan, it is served by the A and E trains at all times, and the C train at all times except late nights.
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Station layout
The station opened on September 10, 1932. There are four tracks and two island platforms, which are each approximately 660 feet (200 m) long. There are two diamond crossovers allowing express trains to cross to the local track or local trains to cross to the express track. One is located to the south of the station for downtown (southbound) trains and the other is located to the north of the station for uptown (northbound) trains; this can be a bottleneck for trains in either direction. The platforms are offset, and a signal tower is located at the south end of the southbound platform.
This underground station is located on the street of the same name, which is the boundary of SoHo and Tribeca. Lying within a block of three different pocket parks (St. John's Park, Duane Park, and Cavala Park), the station sits one block from the entrance to the Holland Tunnel outside of the Tribeca North Historic District. Much of the surrounding area is characterized by its historic loft architecture.
Track layout
South of this station, the tracks split into two levels and cross at a flying junction. These partly allow the future junction for a proposed line under Worth Street, as part of the IND Second System. The proposed route would have run under Worth Street and East Broadway, and crossed the East River to Brooklyn. The bellmouths for this proposed route are visible from the E train headed towards and coming from the World Trade Center station. On the tunnel wall where the turnout is, there is an arrow painted with the words reading: "Worth St." written next to it.
Exits
The station has exits at: