Franklin Square station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

The Franklin Square station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built by the New York Elevated Railroad in 1878 over the aforementioned square, had two tracks and one island platform, and was the northernmost station on the line that shared both Second Avenue and Third Avenue trains. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square. The next stop to the south was Fulton Street. The station closed on December 22, 1950.^[1]

LocationPearl, Dover and Frankfort Streets
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York

Coordinates40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

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

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Franklin Square
General information
Location	Pearl, Dover and Frankfort Streets Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line	Third Avenue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	August 26, 1878; 148 years ago (August 26, 1878)
Closed	December 22, 1950; 75 years ago (December 22, 1950)
Other services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Chatham Square toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local Fulton Street toward South Ferry Third Avenue Local
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