Cortlandt Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

The Cortlandt Street station was a station at Church Street on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had 3 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Rector Street. The next northbound stop was Park Place.^{[citation needed]}

LocationCortlandt Street and Church Street
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan

Coordinates40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company

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Cortlandt St.
The station platform ca. 1893
General information
Location	Cortlandt Street and Church Street New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′37.3″N 74°0′40.46″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 5, 1878; 148 years ago (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938; 87 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Park Place toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue Rector Street toward South Ferry
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