Talk:List of streetcar lines in Manhattan
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Name | Current | From | To | Route | Company | Notes |
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1 Avenue A Line | East 23rd Street Ferry | Delancey Street | should be here | Forty-Second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad??? | ||
2 Avenue B Line | Chatham Square | East 34th Street Ferry | East Broadway, [one way: Pitt Street, Avenue C, 3rd Street / Ridge Street, Stanton Street, Avenue A, 1st Street, Avenue B], Avenue B, 14th Street, 1st Avenue, and 33rd Street? | |||
3 Avenue C Line | Avenue A and 24th Street | Chambers Street Ferry | should be here | Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad | ||
4 Bleecker Street Line | Broadway and Bleecker Street | 14th Street and 9th Avenue | Bleecker Street, [one way: ?, 4th Street, 12th Street / Bleecker Street], and Hudson Street | Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad | last horse car line in NYC | |
5 Broadway Line | M6 | South Ferry | 7th Avenue and 59th Street | State Street and Whitehall Street, Broadway, and 7th Avenue | Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad | |
6 Broadway Branch Line | M104, mostly | Broadway and Houston Street | West 130th Street Ferry | Broadway and 125th Street | ||
7 Broadway-Columbus Avenue Line | M7, partly | Bowling Green (loop north of Battery Place) | Columbus Avenue and 109th Street | Broadway, 7th Avenue, 59th Street, and Columbus Avenue | Columbus and Ninth Avenue Railroad?? | |
8 Canal Street Crosstown Line | Centre Street and Walker Street | Hudson Street and Watts Street | ||||
9 Canal and Grand Street Ferry Line | Grand Street Ferry | Washington Street and North Moore Street | Madison Street, Gouverneur Street and Scammel Street???, East Broadway, Canal Street, [one-way: Walker Street, West Broadway, North Moore Street / Canal Street, Church Street, Lispenard Street, West Broadway, Beach Street, Greenwich Street], and North Moore Street | |||
10 Chambers and Madison Street Line | M22 | Grand Street Ferry or Roosevelt Street Ferry | Chambers Street Ferry | Madison Street, Chambers Street, Chambers Street and Duane Street, and West Street | Chambers Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad | the Roosevelt Street Ferry branch was via Chambers Street and a short spur between South and Front Streets |
11 Christopher and East 23rd Street Ferry Line | East 23rd Street Ferry | Christopher Street Ferry | 23rd Street, Avenue A, 14th Street, 9th Avenue, Gansevoort Street/Washington Street and Greenwich Street, and Christopher Street | |||
12 Columbus Avenue Line | M7, mostly | City Hall | Lenox Avenue and 146th Street | Broadway, 7th Avenue, 59th Street, Columbus Avenue, 109th Street, Manhattan Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue | Columbus and Ninth Avenue Railroad?? | |
13 Eighth Avenue Line | M10, mostly | South Ferry or Cortlandt Street Ferry | 8th Avenue and 159th Street or Macomb's Lane and 154th Street | Cortlandt Street and Dey Street??, Greenwich Street, West Broadway, Canal Street, and 8th Avenue | Eighth Avenue Railroad | probably used State Street, Battery Place, Trinity Place, and Barclay and Fulton Streets from South Ferry to West Broadway used Macomb's Lane from 8th Avenue |
14 8th Street Crosstown Line | M8 | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza or East 10th Street Ferry | Christopher Street Ferry | 10th Street, Avenue A, 9th Street/Astor Place and 8th Street, 8th Street, Clinton Place, Greenwich Avenue, 10th Street/Washington Street and Christopher Street, and Christopher Street | Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad | probably came off the Williamsburg Bridge onto Clinton Street/1st Street and Essex Street, and Avenue A |
15 86th Street Crosstown Line | M86 | East 92nd Street Ferry | Central Park West | Avenue A, 86th Street, Madison Avenue, 85th Street, and 86th Street Transverse | ||
16 53rd Street Crosstown Line | 6th Avenue and 50th Street | 9th Avenue and 54th Street | 6th Avenue, 53rd Street, and 9th Avenue | |||
17 59th Street Crosstown Line | 1st Avenue and 59th Street | 10th Avenue and 59th Street or 10th Avenue and 54th Street | 59th Street (and presumably 10th Avenue) | Central Park, North and East River Railroad | ||
18 First Avenue and East Belt Line | South Ferry | 125th Street | should be here | Central Park, North and East River Railroad | ||
19 14th Street-Williamsburg Bridge Line | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza | West 22nd Street Ferry | Williamsburg Bridge, Clinton Street/1st Street and Essex Street, Avenue A, 14th Street, 11th Avenue?, and 22nd Street | |||
20 Fourth and Madison Avenue Line | M1, mostly | General Post Office (near City Hall?), Astor Place and Broadway, or Mott Haven Station | Madison Avenue and 135th Street (on the middle of the line!) | Park Row, Centre Street, Grand Street and Broome Street, Bowery (inner tracks), Park Avenue, 42nd Street, Madison Avenue, and 138th Street | New York and Harlem Railroad | Astor Place was used to get to Astor Place and Broadway |
21 Fourth Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Line | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza | Grand Central Terminal | Williamsburg Bridge, Delancey Street, Bowery (inner tracks), and Park Avenue | |||
22 42nd Street Crosstown Line | M42 | East 34th Street Ferry or East 42nd Street Ferry | West 42nd Street Ferry | should be here | ||
22A ? | should be here | |||||
23 Fulton Street Line | Fulton Street Ferry | Cortlandt Street Ferry or Barclay Street Ferry | Fulton Street and West Street | Fulton Street Railroad | probably used West Street north to Barclay Street Ferry | |
24 Grand Central Station and West 23rd Street Ferry Line | West 23rd Street Ferry | Grand Central Terminal | 23rd Street and Park Avenue | |||
25 Grand Street Line | Williamsburg Bridge Plaza or Grand Street Ferry | Desbrosses Street Ferry | Williamsburg Bridge, Essex Street and Clinton Street, Grand Street, ?, Vestry Street or Laight Street??, Greenwich Street and Washington Street, and Desbrosses Street | obviously used Grand Street from the Grand Street Ferry | ||
26 Kingsbridge Line | part of M100 | 8th Avenue and 145th Street | Broadway and 221st Street | 145th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue, and Broadway | ||
27 Lexington Avenue Line | M103, mostly | South Ferry | Lexington Avenue and 129th Street | State Street and Whitehall Street, Broadway, 23rd Street, and Lexington Avenue | Lexington Avenue and Pavonia Ferry Railroad? | |
28 Lexington and Lenox Avenues Line | M102, mostly | South Ferry | Lenox Avenue and 146th Street | State Street and Whitehall Street, Broadway, 23rd Street, Lexington Avenue, 116th Street, and Lenox Avenue | ||
29 Metropolitan Crosstown Line | Grand Street Ferry | Desbrosses Street Ferry | East Street, Delancey Street, Bowery (inner tracks), Spring Street, West Broadway, Watts Street, and West Street | Metropolitan Crosstown Railway | ||
30 Ninth Avenue Line | part of M11 | Cortlandt Street Ferry or Christopher Street Ferry | Columbus Avenue and 65th Street | Cortlandt Street and Dey Street??, Greenwich Street and Washington Street/Gansevoort Street, and 9th Avenue | Ninth Avenue Railroad | |
31 110th Street Crosstown Line | 110th Street and Pleasant Avenue | 125th Street and Columbus Avenue | 110th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue, and Hancock Place | |||
32 116th Street Crosstown Line | M116 | 116th Street and Pleasant Avenue | 106th Street and Amsterdam Avenue | 116th Street, Manhattan Avenue, 109th Street, Columbus Avenue, and 106th Street | ||
33 125th Street Crosstown Line | Bx15 and M60 | 125th Street and Pleasant Avenue | West 130th Street Ferry | 125th Street | ||
34 145th Street Crosstown Line | Bx19 | 145th Street and Lenox Avenue (or Southern Boulevard via 149th Street?) | 145th Street and Broadway | 145th Street | ||
35 Second Avenue Line | M15, mostly | General Post Office (City Hall?) or Astor Place and Broadway | 2nd Avenue and 129th Street | Park Row, East Broadway, Bowery, Grand Street, Forsyth Street/? and Chrystie Street, 2nd Avenue | Second Avenue Railroad | presumably Stuyvesant Street and Astor Place was used to get to Astor Place and Broadway |
36 17th and 18th Street Crosstown Line | East 23rd Street Ferry | University Place and 8th Street | 23rd Street, Avenue A, 18th Street and 17th Street, Broadway, and Universty Place | Central Crosstown Railroad | ||
37 Seventh Avenue Line | Greenwich Avenue and Christopher Street | 7th Avenue and 59th Street | Greenwich Avenue and 7th Avenue | Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad | According to [1], rush-hour Seventh Avenue Line trains ran east along the 8th Street Crosstown Line and south on Avenue A to Delancey Street; this was probably the Seventh Avenue-Brooklyn Line from 1911 to 1919 ([2]). In 1899, Seventh Avenue Line trains had not run below Canal Street for many years, but gave transfers to the Eighth Avenue Line.[3] | |
38 Sixth Avenue Line | 6th Avenue and 4th Street | 1st Avenue and 59th Street | 6th Avenue and 59th Street | Sixth Avenue Railroad | ||
39 Sixth and Amsterdam Avenue Line | South Ferry or 6th Avenue and 4th Street | Broadway and LaSalle Street or Amsterdam Avenue and 195th Street | State Street and Whitehall Street, Battery Place, Trinity Place, Barclay Street and Fulton Street, West Broadway, 4th Street and 3rd Street, 6th Avenue, 59th Street, Columbus Avenue, Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue | used LaSalle Street as a spur | ||
40 Sixth Avenue Ferry Line | 6th Avenue and 3rd Street | Desbrosses Street Ferry | 6th Avenue, Carmine Street, Varick Street, Watts Street, and West Street | |||
41 Tenth Avenue Line | East 34th Street Ferry | Amsterdam Avenue and 71st Street | should be here | |||
42 Third Avenue Line | M101 and M103, mostly | General Post Office (City Hall?) | Amsterdam Avenue and 195th Street or 3rd Avenue and 130th Street | Park Row, Bowery (outer tracks), 3rd Avenue, 125th Street, and Amsterdam Avenue | Third Avenue Railroad | obviously continues on 3rd Avenue to 130th Street |
43 23rd Street Crosstown Line | M23 | East 23rd Street Ferry or East 34th Street Ferry | West 23rd Street Ferry | 23rd Street | Twenty-Third Street Railway | unclear how it gets to East 34th Street Ferry - it can use 2nd Avenue northbound but not southbound? |
44 28th and 29th Street Crosstown Line | East 34th Street Ferry | West 23rd Street Ferry | 33rd Street?, 1st Avenue, 29th Street and 28th Street, 11th Avenue, and 24th Street | Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets Crosstown Railroad | ||
45 34th Street Crosstown Line | M34 | East 34th Street Ferry | West 42nd Street Ferry or West 34th Street Ferry | 34th Street, 10th Avenue, and 42nd Street | Thirty-fourth Street Crosstown Railway | obviously stayed on 34th Street to reach that ferry |
46 West Belt Line | South Ferry | 10th Avenue and 53rd Street | State Street and Whitehall Street, Battery Place, West Street, and 10th Avenue | Central Park, North and East River Railroad | ||
47 West 34th Street Pier Line | 10th Avenue | West 34th Street Ferry |
The Fort George and Eleventh Avenue Railroad apparently operated on 145th Street. There was also a Thirty-fourth Street Ferry and Eleventh Avenue Railroad.
- 1 Seventh Avenue Line, but continues south to City Hall
- 2 unknown
- 3 unknown
- 4 West Belt Line
- 5 First Avenue and East Belt Line
- 6 Second Avenue Line, but continues south to Peck Slip via Oliver Street
- 7 23rd Street Crosstown Line
- 8 Bleecker Street Line, but continues southeast to Fulton Ferry
- 9 23rd Street Crosstown Line to East 34th Street
- 10 17th and 18th Street Crosstown Line, but continues west to foot of West 11th Street
- 11 unknown
- 12 Avenue C Line
- 13 Avenue C Line, but to foot of East 10th Street
- 14 Ninth Avenue Line
- 15 Sixth Avenue Line and Sixth Avenue Ferry Line, but continuing south to City Hall?
- 16 Sixth Avenue Line and Sixth Avenue Ferry Line, but continuing south to ?
- 17 Third Avenue Line
- 18 Third Avenue Line
North-south lines, sorted
edit- First Avenue and East Belt Line
- Avenue B Line
- Avenue A Line
- Second Avenue Line
- Third Avenue Line
- Lexington Avenue Line; Lexington and Lenox Avenues Line
- Fourth and Madison Avenues Line; Fourth Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Line
- Broadway Line
- Sixth Avenue Ferry Line; Sixth Avenue Line
- Seventh Avenue Line
- Eighth Avenue Line
- Ninth Avenue Line; Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line; Columbus Avenue Line
- West Belt Line; Tenth Avenue Line; Amsterdam Avenue Line
- Broadway Branch Line
- Kingsbridge Line
--NE2 23:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Here's an article that may be useful: [4] --NE2 11:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
There is an interesting list of unused tracks in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle June 18, 1902 page 3. --NE2 19:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
In May 1913 there were still 6 horse car lines: [5] This included the Avenue B Line, West Belt Line, and Bleecker Street Line. --NE2 23:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Four East Side storage battery lines were bustituted in September 1919: Avenue C Line, Spring and Delancey Streets Line (Metropolitan Crosstown), Chambers and Madison Streets Line, and Sixth Avenue Ferry Line. It looks like it was three companies operating four lines - or maybe it's saying that only three bus routes came out of it; the Sixth Avenue Ferry Line might have been discontinued. But New York Railways definitely had the Avenue C, Metropolitan Crosstown, and Chambers and Madison Streets Lines. --NE2 04:42, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
There's a whole list of lines from 1906 in [6]. --NE2 15:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
This book looks very useful: [7] --NE2 16:30, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[8] confirms that the Avenue B Line was in 24th and not 23rd. --NE2 03:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Cable cars
editI am being confused by names. Does this list include the cable lines pulled by Cable Building (New York City)? Jim.henderson (talk) 18:50, 1 March 2015 (UTC)