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IRT Sixth Avenue Line

The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated.

Not to be confused with IND Sixth Avenue Line.

IRT Sixth Avenue Line

City of New York

Rapid transit

Interborough Rapid Transit Company

Interborough Rapid Transit Company

1878

1938

2-3

Elevated

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The line ran south of Central Park, mainly along Sixth Avenue. Beyond the park, trains continued north on the Ninth Avenue Line.

6th Avenue Local - South Ferry to 155th Street all hours, extended to Burnside Avenue via Jerome Avenue Line weekday and Saturday evenings.

6th Avenue Express - Rector Street to Burnside Avenue via Jerome Avenue Line - weekday and Saturday peak hours. Trains ran express on Ninth Avenue southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening, and made all stops in the reverse direction.

Jackson, Kenneth T. (ed.), The Encyclopedia of New York City, "Elevated Railways", Yale University Press, 1995.  978-0-300-05536-8.

ISBN

nycsubway.org - The 6th Avenue El

1920 track map