33rd Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

33rd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
1893 view from 32nd Street when steam engines still used the line
Location	West 33rd Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′56.01″N 73°59′18.5″W / 40.7488917°N 73.988472°W / 40.7488917; -73.988472Coordinates: 40°44′56.01″N 73°59′18.5″W / 40.7488917°N 73.988472°W / 40.7488917; -73.988472
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	June 5, 1878; 143 years ago (June 5, 1878)
Closed	December 4, 1938; 83 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 38th Street toward Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Express 28th Street toward Rector Street 38th Street toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue Sixth Avenue Local 28th Street toward South Ferry

33rd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. This station opened on June 5, 1878, and closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 28th Street. The next northbound stop was 38th Street. The station was eventually replaced by the 34th Street–Herald Square Subway station complex one block north.

Aerial view

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