34th Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
34th St. / 3rd Ave. | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | East 34th Street and 3rd Avenue Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°44′44.4″N 73°58′41″W / 40.745667°N 73.97806°W | |||||||||||||||
| System | Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Third Avenue Line 34th Street Shuttle | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (main line) 1 island platform (shuttle) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (3 – main line) (2 – shuttle) | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 26, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1955 | |||||||||||||||
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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.