34th Street Ferry station

34th Street Ferry 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.

34th Street Ferry
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	East 34th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive, New York, NY, 10016
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Kips Bay
Coordinates	40°44′37″N 73°58′23″W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT 34th Street Ferry Shuttle
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1880
Closed	July 14, 1930
Station succession
Next east	(Terminus)
Next west	Second Avenue
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The next stop on the shuttle was Second Avenue.

References

1. Harland Bartholomew & Associates (1932). Plans for Major Traffic Thoroughfares and Transit, Lower East Side, New York City, Prepared for the Lower East Side Planning Association. p. 77. OCLC 3519342.
2. Cudahy, Brian J. (2003). A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways. New York: Fordham University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8232-2292-6.

External links

• 34th Street Shuttle at Station Reporter
• 34th St Ferry Spur at Picasa Web Albums