Franklin Square (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Franklin Square
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Pearl, Dover and Frankfort Streets, Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W / 40.70944°N 74.00139°WCoordinates: 40°42′34″N 74°0′5″W / 40.70944°N 74.00139°W
Services	IRT Second Avenue Line IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 26, 1878
Closed	December 22, 1950
Station succession
Next north	Chatham Square
Next south	Fulton Street

Franklin Square was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform, and was the northernmost station on the line that shared both Second Avenue and Third Avenue trains. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square. The next stop to the south was Fulton Street. The station closed on December 22, 1950.^[1]

References

1. Parke, Richard H. (December 23, 1950). "Old 'El' Link Ends Its 72-Year Uproar". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

External links

• http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html
• http://stationreporter.net/3avl.htm