Franklin Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

The Franklin Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It opened on January 21, 1873, and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was Warren Street. The next northbound stop was Desbrosses Street.

For other uses, see Franklin Street.
Franklin St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationFranklin Street and Greenwich Street
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′9.96″N 74°0′36.89″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJanuary 21, 1873 (January 21, 1873)
ClosedJune 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Desbrosses Street
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Ninth Avenue
Local
 Warren Street
toward South Ferry

References
  1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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