City Hall station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

City Hall
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
As seen from the World Dome in the 1890s
General information
LocationLower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′45″N 74°0′13.2″W / 40.71250°N 74.003667°W / 40.71250; -74.003667
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms1 island platform,
2 side platforms (upper level)
1 island platform,
2 side platforms (lower level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 17, 1879; 145 years ago (March 17, 1879)
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942) (Upper Level 2nd Ave.)
December 31, 1953; 70 years ago (December 31, 1953) (Lower Level 3rd Ave.)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Chatham Square
toward Bronx Park
Second Avenue
Express
Terminus
Chatham Square Second Avenue
Queens
Chatham Square
toward Bronx Park
Third Avenue
Local-Express

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.[1] 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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.