The station was served by Third Avenue local trains and a shuttle to the 34th Street Ferry.
North of the station the westbound track of the shuttle merged with the main line.
In 1879 the Manhattan Railway Company acquired this station as well as all south-to-north lines in Manhattan, and by July 1, 1880, they added a spur east along 34th Street to the 34th Street Ferry Terminal, which connected commuters to railroad station and ferry terminal in Long Island City.
The shuttle platform was closed on July 14, 1930, five years after ferry service was ended by the Long Island Rail Road.
This station closed entirely on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.