Services IRT Ninth Avenue Line Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 6 November 1875 | Structure Elevated Next north 50th Street Borough Manhattan | |
Tracks 3
(1 upper level)
(2 lower level) Closed June 11, 1940; 76 years ago (June 11, 1940) Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant |
42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It was opened on November 6, 1875 and had two levels. On the lower level, the local trains stopped, on two tracks serving two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track which carried express trains bypassing the station. The next northbound stop was 50th Street. The next southbound stop was 34th Street. The station was closed on June 11, 1940.
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42nd Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA