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33rd Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see 33rd Street.
The 33rd Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. This station opened on June 5, 1878, and closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 28th Street. The next northbound stop was 38th Street. The station was eventually replaced by the 34th Street–Herald Square Subway station complex one block north.
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33rd St. | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() 1893 view from 32nd Street when steam engines still used the line | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | West 33rd Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′56.01″N 73°59′18.5″W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sixth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878) | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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