Canal Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
The Canal Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, near the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. It had three tracks and two island platforms. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
CANAL ST. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||||||
1893 view from Canal Street looking north towards The Bowery. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Canal Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 73°59′46.8″W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||
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