34th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
34th St. | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Looking below towards the west at the 34th Street station in 1918, from a skyscraper on Eighth Avenue. | ||||||||||||||||
Location | West 34th Street and 9th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′12.22″N 73°59′46.77″W / 40.7533944°N 73.9963250°WCoordinates: 40°45′12.22″N 73°59′46.77″W / 40.7533944°N 73.9963250°W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level) | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | July 30, 1873 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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34th Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was originally built on July 30, 1873 by the New York Elevated Railroad Company, and had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track and two side platforms over the lower level local tracks. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound local stop was 30th Street. The next southbound express stop was 14th Street. The next northbound local stop was 42nd Street. The next northbound express stop was 66th Street. This station also serviced Penn Station and was west of the IRT and IND subway stations at Penn Station.
References[]
- ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873
- Railway stations closed in 1940
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- 34th Street (Manhattan)
- Manhattan railway station stubs