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30th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°45′3.15″N 73°59′53.32″W / 40.7508750°N 73.9981444°W / 40.7508750; -73.9981444
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30th St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 30th Street and 9th Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′3.15″N 73°59′53.32″W / 40.7508750°N 73.9981444°W / 40.7508750; -73.9981444
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1873; 150 years ago (December 13, 1873)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
34th Street Ninth Avenue
Local
23rd Street

The 30th Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was opened on December 13, 1873 as the replacement for the original northern terminus of the Ninth Avenue Line at 29th Street, which was built in 1868[2] The station which was originally built by the New York Elevated Railroad Company 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 that served express trains that bypassed the station. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 23rd Street. The next northbound stop was 34th Street.

References

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  1. ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle". nycsubway.org. 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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