Structure Elevated Locale Lower Manhattan | Borough Manhattan | |
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Services IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line
IRT City Hall Spur Platforms 1 island platform (lower level)
2 island platforms (upper level) Tracks 5
(2 lower level)
(3 upper level) Opened September 16, 1878; 138 years ago (September 16, 1878) (Main junction)
March 17, 1879; 137 years ago (March 17, 1879) (City Hall Spur) Closed May 12, 1955; 61 years ago (May 12, 1955) Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant | ||
Chatham Square was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and one island platform that served trains of both the IRT Second Avenue Line and IRT Third Avenue Line. The upper level had three tracks and two island platforms that served trains of both lines going to and from City Hall. Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and City Hall Spur trains served the station until December 31, 1953. This station closed entirely on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
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Chatham Square (IRT Third Avenue Line) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA