Grand Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The Grand Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and the upper level had one track that served the express trains. The next stop to the north was Rivington Street. The next stop to the south was Canal Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

For other uses, see Grand Street.
Grand St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationGrand Street and Allen Street
New York, NY
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′2.55″N 73°59′29.24″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880 (March 1, 1880)[1]
ClosedJune 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Rivington Street
toward 129th Street
 Second Avenue
Local
 Canal Street
toward South Ferry or City Hall
Rivington Street
toward Ditmars Boulevard
 Second Avenue
Queens (weekday peak)

References
  1. "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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