34th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

34th Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	East 34th Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10016
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′44.4″N 73°58′41″W / 40.745667°N 73.97806°W / 40.745667; -73.97806Coordinates: 40°44′44.4″N 73°58′41″W / 40.745667°N 73.97806°W / 40.745667; -73.97806
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Third Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms (main line) 1 island platform (shuttle)
Tracks	5 (3 – main line) (2 – shuttle)
Other information
Opened	August 26, 1878 (August 26, 1878)
Closed	May 12, 1955 (May 12, 1955)
Station succession
Next north	42nd Street
Next south	28th Street (main line) Second Avenue (34th St. Ferry shuttle)
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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)

34th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. The station was served by Third Avenue local trains and a shuttle to the 34th Street Ferry. Third Ave service originally had two tracks and two side platforms. During the Dual Contracts, a center express track was built. The shuttle to the ferry was served by two tracks and an island platform attached to the northbound side platform. North of the station the westbound track of the shuttle merged with the main line.

History

34th Street station was opened on August 26, 1878 by the New York Elevated Railway Company which ran the line as far north as Grand Central Depot, until the line was expanded to 67th Street on September 16, 1878. In 1879 the Manhattan Railway Company acquired this station as well as all south-to-north lines in Manhattan, and by July 1, 1880 they added a spur east along 34th Street to the 34th Street Ferry Terminal, which connected commuters to railroad station and ferry terminal in Long Island City. The next stop to the north was 42nd Street. The next stop to the south was 28th Street. Eastbound on the shuttle, the next stop was Second Avenue.

The shuttle platform was closed on July 14, 1930, five years after ferry service was ended by the Long Island Rail Road. This station closed entirely on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.^[1]

References

• "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
• "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2009.