34th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

34th St. /  3rd Ave.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 34th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, New York
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′44.4″N 73°58′41″W / 40.745667°N 73.97806°W / 40.745667; -73.97806
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)Third Avenue Line
34th Street Shuttle
Platforms2 side platforms (main line)
1 island platform (shuttle)
Tracks5
(3 – main line)
(2 – shuttle)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedAugust 26, 1878; 146 years ago (August 26, 1878)
ClosedMay 12, 1955; 69 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
42nd Street Third Avenue
Local
28th Street
Terminus 34th Street Shuttle Second Avenue

The 34th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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.

  1. ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon