ServicesIRT Sixth Avenue Line Platforms2 side platforms Next south38th Street Tracks2
StructureElevated Next north50th Street BoroughManhattan
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 78 years ago (December 4, 1938) SimilarNew York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant
42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line, and was located near sites such as the New York Public Library headquarters, Bryant Park, and the New York Hippodrome. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 38th Street. The next northbound stop was 50th Street. Two years later, the rapid transit needs of the intersection were replaced by the IND Sixth Avenue Line platforms of the 42nd Street / Fifth Avenue – Bryant Park subway station complex.