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.

In popular culture

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External links

The Third Avenue Elevated (NYCSubway.org)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm IRT Third Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878 Railway stations closed in 1950 1878 establishments in New York (state) 1950 disestablishments in New York (state) Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground {{Manhattan-railstation-stub