Canal Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Canal Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Canal Street & Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10013
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Tribeca, SoHo
Coordinates	40°43′19″N 74°00′19″W / 40.72186°N 74.005365°W / 40.72186; -74.005365Coordinates: 40°43′19″N 74°00′19″W / 40.72186°N 74.005365°W / 40.72186; -74.005365
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)       C  (all except late nights)       E  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M55, X27, X28
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932; 84 years ago (1932-09-10)
Accessibility	Cross-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service
Former/other names	Canal Street–Holland Tunnel
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	6,011,243  0%
Rank	72 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Spring Street (local): A  C  E  West Fourth Street–Washington Square (express): A
Next south	World Trade Center (local): E  Chambers Street (express): A  C
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only
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Canal Street (formerly Canal Street–Holland Tunnel) is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan, it is served by the A and E trains at all times, and the C train at all times except late nights.

The station opened on September 10, 1932. There are four tracks and two island platforms, which are each approximately 660 feet (200 m) long. There are two diamond crossovers allowing express trains to cross to the local track or local trains to cross to the express track. One is located to the south of the station for downtown (southbound) trains and the other is located to the north of the station for uptown (northbound) trains; this can be a bottleneck for trains in either direction. The platforms are offset, and a signal tower is located at the south end of the southbound platform.

This underground station is located on the street of the same name, which is the boundary of SoHo and Tribeca. Lying within a block of three different pocket parks (St. John's Park, Duane Park, and Cavala Park), the station sits one block from the entrance to the Holland Tunnel outside of the Tribeca North Historic District. Much of the surrounding area is characterized by its historic loft architecture.

South of this station, the tracks split into two levels and cross at a flying junction. These partly allow the future junction for a proposed line under Worth Street, as part of the IND Second System. The proposed route would have run under Worth Street and East Broadway, and crossed the East River to Brooklyn. The bellmouths for this proposed route are visible from the E train headed towards and coming from the World Trade Center station. On the tunnel wall where the turnout is, there is an arrow painted with the words reading: "Worth St." written next to it.

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