First Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

First St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Location	East 1st Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY East Village, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′23.69″N 73°59′18.54″W / 40.7232472°N 73.9884833°W / 40.7232472; -73.9884833Coordinates: 40°43′23.69″N 73°59′18.54″W / 40.7232472°N 73.9884833°W / 40.7232472; -73.9884833
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880; 141 years ago (March 1, 1880)[2]
Closed	June 13, 1942; 79 years ago (June 13, 1942)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Eighth Street toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local Rivington Street toward South Ferry or City Hall Eighth Street toward Ditmars Boulevard Second Avenue Queens (weekday peak)

First Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, located at the intersection of First Street and First Avenue. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and the upper level had one track that served express trains,. The next stop to the north was Eighth Street. The next stop to the south was Rivington Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

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External links[]

• "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.

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