Hanover Square (IRT Third Avenue Line)
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Hanover Square was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line
. It had two tracks and one island platform
. The station was originally built in 1878 by the New York Elevated Railroad. The next stop to the north was Fulton Street
. The next stop to the south was South Ferry
. The station closed on December 22, 1950.
IRT Third Avenue Line
The IRT Third Avenue Line, commonly known as the Third Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City. Originally operated by an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and eventually became part of the New York subway...
. It had two tracks and one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
. The station was originally built in 1878 by the New York Elevated Railroad. The next stop to the north was Fulton Street
Fulton Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
Fulton Street was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. The next stop to the north was Franklin Square. The next stop to the south was Hanover Square. The station closed on December 22, 1950....
. The next stop to the south was South Ferry
South Ferry (IRT elevated station)
South Ferry was an elevated station at the southern terminal of the IRT Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines. Two tracks came from the combined Second and Third, and two from the Sixth and Ninth, making four tracks at the terminal, with platforms on the outside and between each pair of tracks...
. The station closed on December 22, 1950.