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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 34th Street station 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. This station also serviced Penn Station and was west of the IRT and IND subway stations at Penn Station.
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. | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | West 34th Street and 9th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′12.22″N 73°59′46.77″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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In April 1930, a new stairway at the station was opened to the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and 34th Street.[2]
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