City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line) explained

Type:former
City Hall
Service Custom:IRT City Hall Spur
IRT Second Avenue Line
IRT Third Avenue Line
Platforms:1 island platform,
2 side platforms (upper level)
1 island platform,
2 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks:4 (2 on each level)
Borough:Manhattan
Locale:Lower Manhattan
Structure:Elevated
Close Date: (Upper Level 2nd Ave.)
(Lower Level 3rd Ave.)
Next North:Chatham Square
Next South:(Terminus)

The City Hall station was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It lay along Park Row, south of the Manhattan Municipal Building, across the street from the BRT's Park Row Terminal.[1] It had 2 levels. The lower level served Third Avenue trains and had two tracks with two side platforms for exiting passengers, and a center island platform for entering passengers. The upper level served Second Avenue trains and had two tracks and two side platforms for exiting passengers, and one island platform for entering passengers. Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and Third Avenue trains served the station until December 31, 1953. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square for all trains.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410051922/http://stationreporter.net/cityhall.htm City Hall / Park Row Complex