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Fulton Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1950) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Fulton Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. The station was originally built in 1878 by the New York Elevated Railroad and had two tracks and one island platform. The next stop to the north was Franklin Square. The next stop to the south was Hanover Square. The station closed on December 22, 1950.[1] The site of the former station is located in a playground across from the Titanic Memorial Park.

LocationFulton Street and Pearl Street
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°42′28.04″N 74°0′15.81″W
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
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Fulton St.
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LocationFulton Street and Pearl Street
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°42′28.04″N 74°0′15.81″W
SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station
OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
LineThird Avenue Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
History
OpenedAugust 26, 1878; 148 years ago (August 26, 1878)
ClosedDecember 22, 1950; 75 years ago (December 22, 1950)
Other services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Franklin Square Second Avenue
Local
Hanover Square
Third Avenue
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Location
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