Bleecker Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

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]

Bleecker St.
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
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
LineSixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 148 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 87 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Eighth Street Sixth Avenue Grand Street
Location
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References

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  1. 1 2 "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.