Grand Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

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Grand St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
LocationGrand Street and Allen Street
New York, NY
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′2.55″N 73°59′29.24″W / 40.7173750°N 73.9914556°W / 40.7173750; -73.9914556Coordinates: 40°43′2.55″N 73°59′29.24″W / 40.7173750°N 73.9914556°W / 40.7173750; -73.9914556
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880; 141 years ago (March 1, 1880)[2]
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 79 years ago (June 13, 1942)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Rivington Street Second Avenue
Local
Canal Street
Rivington Street
toward Ditmars Boulevard
Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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