Rector Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Rector Street IRT station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Lower Manhattan. It had 3 tracks and two side platforms. It opened on June 5, 1878, served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line, and was one block east of Rector Street El Station on the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. In 1918, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company built the Broadway Subway through Manhattan and added a station at Rector Street, which served as competition for the 6th Avenue Line station. The el station closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Battery Place on the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. The next northbound stop was Cortlandt Street.

Rector Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Rector Street and Trinity Place New York, NY, 10006
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′27.87″N 74°0′46.8″W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	June 5, 1878 (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)[1]
Station succession
Next north	Cortlandt Street
Next south	Battery Place
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Street map
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except 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)

References

1. "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.