Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1940) For the station actually at Christopher Street & Seventh Avenue South, see Christopher Street–Sheridan Square (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line).
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Christopher Street and Greenwich Street New York, NY West Village, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′58.31″N 74°0′27.14″W / 40.7328639°N 74.0075389°W / 40.7328639; -74.0075389 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 3, 1873; 151 years ago (November 3, 1873) | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940) | |||||||||||||||
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The Christopher Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan in New York City. It had three tracks, one island platform and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It opened on November 3, 1873 and closed on June 11, 1940. On February 25, 1908, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad built a subway station just east of this station as part of the extension between Hoboken and 33rd Street. The next southbound local stop was Houston Street. The next southbound express stop was Desbrosses Street. The next northbound stop was 14th Street for all trains.
References
- "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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