Hanover Square (IRT Third Avenue Line)
| Hanover Square | |
|---|---|
| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
| Station statistics | |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Locale | Lower Manhattan |
| Coordinates | 40°42′16.78″N 74°0′33.36″W / 40.7046611°N 74.0092667°WCoordinates: 40°42′16.78″N 74°0′33.36″W / 40.7046611°N 74.0092667°W |
| Services |
IRT Second Avenue Line IRT Third Avenue Line |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | August 26, 1878 |
| Closed | December 22, 1950 |
| Station succession | |
| Next north | Fulton Street |
| Next south | South Ferry |
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.
Hanover Square station was immortalised in the last movement of Orchestral Set No. 2 by Charles Ives, a recollection of the day the news broke that the liner the Lusitania had been sunk in 1915.
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