Franklin Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Franklin Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was located at Franklin Street and West Broadway, and it had two tracks and two side platforms. There was space for two additional tracks in the station. South of the station there are two additional tracks that served to layup trains.[1][2]
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Franklin Street and West Broadway New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′8.16″N 74°0′23.54″W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sixth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 5, 1878; 145 years ago (June 5, 1878) | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938) | |||||||||||||||
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