Eighth Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

The Eighth 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 on June 5, 1878.^[2] It closed on December 4, 1938.^[1]

LocationWest 8th Street and 6th Avenue
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan

Coordinates40°44′0.96″N 73°59′58.52″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company

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Eighth St.
The Jefferson Market Courthouse, just to the north of the Eighth Street station
General information
Location	West 8th Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′0.96″N 73°59′58.52″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
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 14th Street toward 155th Street Sixth Avenue Bleecker Street toward South Ferry
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