Hanover Square station

The Hanover Square station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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.^[1]

LocationPearl Street and Hanover Square
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York

Coordinates40°42′16.78″N 74°0′33.36″W

SystemFormer Manhattan Railway elevated station

OperatorInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)

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Hanover Square
Hanover Square station, 1936
General information
Location	Pearl Street and Hanover Square Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°42′16.78″N 74°0′33.36″W
System	Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line	Third Avenue Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	August 26, 1878; 148 years ago (August 26, 1878)
Closed	December 22, 1950; 75 years ago (December 22, 1950)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Fulton Street toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local South Ferry Terminus Third Avenue Local
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