30th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

30th Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′3.15″N 73°59′53.32″W / 40.7508750°N 73.9981444°WCoordinates: 40°45′3.15″N 73°59′53.32″W / 40.7508750°N 73.9981444°W
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level)
Other information
Opened	December 13, 1873
Closed	June 11, 1940
Station succession
Next north	34th Street
Next south	23rd Street

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^[1] 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

1. "The 9th Avenue Elevated-Polo Grounds Shuttle". nycsubway.org. 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

External links

• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.