34th Street Ferry station explained

Type:former
34th Street Ferry
Service Custom:IRT 34th Street Ferry Shuttle
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Address:East 34th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive, New York, NY, 10016
Borough:Manhattan
Locale:Kips Bay
Coordinates:40.7436°N 73.9731°W
Division:IRT
Structure:Elevated
Next East:(Terminus)
Next West:Second Avenue

The 34th Street Ferry station was a station on the 34th Street Shuttle that branched off of the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. The elevated spur operated from July 1, 1880, to July 14, 1930.[1] [2] Located on the east side of First Avenue, the station had two tracks and one island platform. It served the 34th Street Ferry Terminal, which provided connecting services to the Long Island Rail Road's passenger terminal in Long Island City.

The next stop on the shuttle was Second Avenue.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Harland Bartholomew & Associates . Plans for Major Traffic Thoroughfares and Transit, Lower East Side, New York City, Prepared for the Lower East Side Planning Association . 1932 . 3519342 . 77.
  2. News: July 15, 1930 . 34th St. Elevated Ends Long Service . The New York Times . 15 . February 18, 2023.