Franklin Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Franklin Street.

The Franklin Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was located at Franklin Street and West Broadway, and it had two tracks and two side platforms. There was space for two additional tracks in the station. South of the station there are two additional tracks that served to layup trains.^[1][2]

Franklin St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	Franklin Street and West Broadway New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′8.16″N 74°0′23.54″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, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Grand Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue Chambers Street toward South Ferry

History

The station opened on June 5, 1878^[3][4] as part of a line along Trinity Place, Church Avenue, West Broadway, and Sixth Avenue between Rector Street and 58th Street. The line was built by the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company, which would later come to be known as the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company.^[2]

The station closed on December 4, 1938, with the rest of the Sixth Avenue Elevated.^[2][5] The Franklin Street station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line is the closest subway station to serve as a replacement.

References

1. "6th Avenue Local". July 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. Kahn, Alan Paul; May, Jack (1973). Tracks of New York Number 3 Manhattan and Bronx Elevated Railroads 1920. New York City: Electric Railroaders' Association. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
3. Commissioners, New York (State) Board of Railroad (1897). Annual Report.
4. "THE ELEVATED RAILWAYS; A GREAT WEEK FOR RAPID TRANSIT. THE NEW-YORK ELEVATED RAILROAD TAKES TWO NEW DEPARTURES THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY WORKING SMOOTHLY". The New York Times. June 8, 1878. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
5. "6th Ave. 'L' to Shut Down At Midnight Tomorrow; City Will Formally Take Title -- Razing Plans to Be Pushed--Union Protests Loss of Jobs by 600 Workers 6TH AVE. ELEVATED CLOSES TOMORROW Warns of Union Action Deal With Bondholders Lyons Opposes Move Union to Hold Mass Meeting FOLLOWING DECISION TO ABANDON SIXTH AVE. ELEVATED LINE". The New York Times. December 3, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 15, 2016.