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Grand Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City over the Bowery. It had three tracks and two island platforms. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]
For other uses, see Grand Street.
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Location | Grand Street and Bowery New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′8.1″N 73°59′40.5″W | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 26, 1878; 145 years ago (August 26, 1878) | |||||||||||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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