Claim: The 34th Street–Hudson Yards station was the first station to open on the IRT Flushing Line.
Evidence: 34th Street–Hudson Yards is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan's West Side on the IRT Flushing Line, and is the western (railroad south) terminus for the 7 local and <7> express services. This station opened on June 22, 1915 as a terminal for shuttle trains going into Manhattan via the Steinway Tunnel until the line was extended to Hunters Point Avenue on February 5, 1916. Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue (often informally referred to as Vernon–Jackson, as its former name was Vernon–Jackson Avenues) is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, and the westernmost station on the Flushing Line in Queens. After a series of delays involving escalator, elevator, and fire and safety systems, the station finally opened on September 13, 2015.