City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The City Hall station was a station on the IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City, which also served trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It lay along Park Row, south of the Manhattan Municipal Building, across the street from the BRT’s Park Row Terminal.[2] It had 2 levels. The lower level served Third Avenue trains and had two tracks with two side platforms for exiting passengers, and a center island platform for entering passengers. The upper level served Second Avenue trains and had two tracks and two side platforms for exiting passengers, and one island platform for entering passengers. Second Avenue trains served the station until June 13, 1942, and Third Avenue trains served the station until December 31, 1953. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square for all trains.

City Hall
Former New York City Subway station
As seen from the World Dome in the 1890s
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W
Division	[1]
Services	IRT City Hall Spur IRT Second Avenue Line IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform, 2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform, 2 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	March 17, 1879 (March 17, 1879)
Closed	June 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942) (Upper Level 2nd Ave.) December 31, 1953 (December 31, 1953) (Lower Level 3rd Ave.)
Station succession
Next north	Chatham Square
Next south	(Terminus)
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Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)