18th Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 18th Street.

The 18th 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 in 1892. It closed on December 4, 1938, and was not replaced with a subway station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line. However, one block north of the station there was a 19th Street station on the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad that operated between 1908 and 1954. The next southbound stop was 14th Street. The next northbound stop was 23rd Street.

18th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	West 18th Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′23.44″N 73°59′42.14″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 5, 1892; 132 years ago (June 5, 1892)
Closed	December 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 23rd Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express 14th Street toward Rector Street 23rd Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local 14th Street toward South Ferry

References

1. "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.