34th Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
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34th Street Second Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Both levels of the 34th Street station when viewed from 34th St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | East 34th Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Midtown Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′41.31″N 73°58′32.95″W / 40.7448083°N 73.9758194°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | IRT Second Avenue Line IRT 34th Street Ferry Shuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (main line) 1 island platform (shuttle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (3 – main line) (2 – shuttle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 1, 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 13, 1942[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | 42nd Street (2nd Ave) Third Avenue (shuttle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 23rd Street (2nd Ave) 34th Street Ferry (shuttle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 34th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The upper level had three tracks and two side platforms and was used for the Second Avenue line trains. The lower level, also known as the Second Avenue station, had two tracks and one island platform and was used by 34th Street shuttle trains. The next stop to the north was 42nd Street. The next stop to the south was 23rd Street. The next eastbound stop on the shuttle was 34th Street Ferry. The next westbound stop on the shuttle was Third Avenue. The shuttle platform closed on July 14, 1930, and the main line station closed on June 13, 1942.
References
[edit]- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif