City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The City Hall station was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It lay along Park Row, south of the Manhattan Municipal Building, across the street from the BRT's Park Row Terminal.^[1] It had 2 levels. The lower level served Third Avenue trains and had two tracks with two side platforms for exiting passengers, and a center island platform for entering passengers.^{[citation needed]} The upper level served Second Avenue trains and had two tracks and two side platforms for exiting passengers, and one island platform for entering passengers.^{[citation needed]} Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and Third Avenue trains served the station until December 31, 1953. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square for all trains.

LocationLower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York

Coordinates40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)

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City Hall
As seen from the World Dome in the 1890s
General information
Location	Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	1 island platform, 2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform, 2 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 17, 1879; 147 years ago (March 17, 1879)
Closed	June 13, 1942; 84 years ago (June 13, 1942) (Upper Level 2nd Ave.) December 31, 1953; 72 years ago (December 31, 1953) (Lower Level 3rd Ave.)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Chatham Square toward Bronx Park Second Avenue Express Terminus Chatham Square toward Ditmars Boulevard Second Avenue Queens Chatham Square toward Bronx Park Third Avenue Local-Express
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