Eighth Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Eighth St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
The Jefferson Market Courthouse, just to the north of the eighth street station
General information
LocationWest 8th Street and 6th Avenue
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′0.96″N 73°59′58.52″W / 40.7336000°N 73.9995889°W / 40.7336000; -73.9995889
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
14th Street Sixth Avenue Bleecker Street

The Eighth Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878.[2] It closed on December 4, 1938.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Superior Court of the City of New York, General Term. 1888. p. 195.