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30th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

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Services
  
IRT Ninth Avenue Line

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Opened
  
13 December 1873

Structure
  
Elevated

Next north
  
34th Street

Borough
  
Manhattan

Tracks
  
3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level)

Closed
  
June 11, 1940; 76 years ago (June 11, 1940)

Similar
  
New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant

30th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. 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 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.

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30th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) Wikipedia