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Cortlandt Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W / 40.710361°N 74.0112389°W / 40.710361; -74.0112389
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Cortlandt St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
The station platform ca. 1893
General information
LocationCortlandt Street and Church Street
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W / 40.710361°N 74.0112389°W / 40.710361; -74.0112389
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Park Place Sixth Avenue Rector Street
Cortlandt Street station on a map published in 1916

The Cortlandt Street station was a station at Church Street on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 3 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Rector Street. The next northbound stop was Park Place.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon