Rector Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
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Rector Streetwas a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line
. It had 3 tracks and two side platform
s. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line
. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Battery Place
on the IRT Ninth Avenue Line
. The next northbound stop was Cortlandt Street
.
IRT Sixth Avenue Line
The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. In addition to its transportation role, it also captured the imagination of artists and poets.The line ran south...
. It had 3 tracks 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 Sixth Avenue Line
IRT Sixth Avenue Line
The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. In addition to its transportation role, it also captured the imagination of artists and poets.The line ran south...
. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Battery Place
Battery Place (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
Battery Place was a station on the long-demolished Ninth Avenue and Sixth Avenue elevated train lines in New York City. It was located at the southern terminus of Greenwich Street at the north end of Battery Park....
on 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....
. The next northbound stop was Cortlandt Street
Cortlandt Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Cortlandt Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had 3 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Rector Street. The next northbound stop was Park Place....
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