Franklin Square station (IRT Third Avenue Line) explained

Style:IRT
Franklin Square
Type:Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line:Third Avenue Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Borough:Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Address:Pearl, Dover and Frankfort Streets,
New York, New York
Structure:Elevated

The Franklin Square station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built by the New York Elevated Railroad in 1878 over the aforementioned square, had two tracks and one island platform, and was the northernmost station on the line that shared both Second Avenue and Third Avenue trains. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square. The next stop to the south was Fulton Street. The station closed on December 22, 1950.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Old 'El' Link Ends Its 72-Year Uproar . Richard H. . Parke . The New York Times . December 23, 1950 . 23 . 2011-11-02.