Grand Central–42nd Street station
Grand Central – 42nd Street, signed as 42nd Street Grand Central is a major subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, IRT Flushing Line and 42nd Street shuttle of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue, Madison Avenue and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, it is served by the 4, 5, 6, 7 and Shuttle trains and the connection is available to Metro-North.
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 Newer entrance to Grand Central–42nd Street at Lexington Avenue | |||
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| Address | East 42nd Street & Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 | ||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||
| Locale | Midtown Manhattan | ||
| Coordinates | 40°45′08″N 73°58′39″W / 40.75222°N 73.97750°WCoordinates: 40°45′08″N 73°58′39″W / 40.75222°N 73.97750°W | ||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||
| Line | IRT 42nd Street Shuttle IRT Flushing Line IRT Lexington Avenue Line | ||
| Services | 4  (all times) 5  (all times except late nights) 6 (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)Template:NYCS Flushing south Template:NYCS 42nd | ||
| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M42, M101, M102, M103, Q32, X27, X28, X37, X38, X63, X64, X68, SIM4C, SIM6, SIM8, SIM8X, SIM11, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26, SIM30, SIM31, SIM33C MTA Bus: BxM1, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, BxM10, BxM18, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, QM21, QM31, QM32, QM34, QM35, QM36, QM40, QM42, QM44 Academy Bus: SIM23, SIM24 Metro-North Railroad: Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven Lines (at Grand Central Terminal) | ||
| Structure | Underground | ||
| Levels | 3 | ||
| Other information | |||
| Opened | June 22, 1915[1] | ||
| Station code | 610[2] | ||
| Accessible |  Partially ADA-accessible (all lines except 42nd Street Shuttle; shuttle is accessible at Grand Central but not at its only other station at Times Square) | ||
| Former/other names | 42nd Street–Grand Central | ||
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| Rank | Template:Infobox New York City Subway station/ridership/rank out of 424[3] | ||
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After this station on the Lexington Avenue Line, the next stations will be 33rd Street and 51st Street.
After this station on the Flushing Line, the next stations will be Vernon Blvd Jackson Avenue and 5th Avenue Bryant Park.
There is Grand Central Terminal for Metro-North.
Grand Central–42nd Street Station Media
Entering the subway from the new Grand Central Terminal, 1912
The Flushing Line platform opened in 1915 as part of the Dual Contracts.
A view of the shuttle platform between Track 3 and 4, with the automatic train on the right in 1962
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Train on track 3 (since removed)
Entrance from the Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse
Mosaic sign on Grand Central Station subway station in New York City, along the 4, 5 and 6 green line.
Grand Central – 42nd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
References
- ↑ New York Times, Steinway Tunnel Will Open Today, June 22, 1915, page 10
- ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.