Franklin Square station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Franklin Square
Franklin Square
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Pearl, Dover and Frankfort Streets, Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W / 40.70944°N 74.00139°WCoordinates: 40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W / 40.70944°N 74.00139°W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Second Avenue Line; IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 26, 1878; 143 years ago
Closed	December 22, 1950; 71 years ago
Station succession
Next north	Chatham Square
Next south	Fulton Street
Location
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Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

Franklin Square 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.^[2]

References[]

^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ Parke, Richard H. (December 23, 1950). "Old 'El' Link Ends Its 72-Year Uproar". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

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[1] "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[2] Parke, Richard H. (December 23, 1950). "Old 'El' Link Ends Its 72-Year Uproar". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

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