Cortlandt Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
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Cortlandt Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line
. It had three tracks, one island platform
and two side platform
s. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line
It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop for all trains was Rector Street
. The next northbound local stop was Barclay Street
. The next northbound express stop was Warren Street
.
The site of the station was in the parcel of land acquired in the early 1970s as the location for the World Trade Center
.
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened in 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, a cable-hauled line. It ceased operation in 1940....
. It had three tracks, one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line
IRT Ninth Avenue Line
The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened in 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, a cable-hauled line. It ceased operation in 1940....
It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop for all trains was Rector Street
Rector Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
Rector Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms, though two additional tracks ended at a bumper just south of the station. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was...
. The next northbound local stop was Barclay Street
Barclay Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
Barclay Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was Cortlandt Street. The next northbound stop was Warren Street....
. The next northbound express stop was Warren Street
Warren Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
Warren Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had three tracks, one island platform and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was Barclay Street The next southbound express stop...
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The site of the station was in the parcel of land acquired in the early 1970s as the location for the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
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