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Bleecker Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

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Coordinates: 40°43′41″N 73°59′56.3″W / 40.72806°N 73.998972°W / 40.72806; -73.998972
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For the station complex in the NoHo neighborhood in Manhattan, see Bleecker Street/Broadway–Lafayette Street (New York City Subway).
Bleecker St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationBleecker Street and West Broadway
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′41″N 73°59′56.3″W / 40.72806°N 73.998972°W / 40.72806; -73.998972
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
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
Eighth Street
toward 155th Street
 Sixth Avenue Grand Street
toward South Ferry

The Bleecker Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878.[2] It closed on December 4, 1938.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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
  2. ^ Superior Court of the City of New York, General Term. 1888. p. 195.


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