42nd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)

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42nd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Elevated R.R. 42nd Street branch. New York City, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views (cropped).png
The side platform in the 1880s or 1890s looking west toward Grand Central
LocationEast 42nd Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°45′3″N 73°58′27.8″W / 40.75083°N 73.974389°W / 40.75083; -73.974389Coordinates: 40°45′3″N 73°58′27.8″W / 40.75083°N 73.974389°W / 40.75083; -73.974389
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line(s)Third Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms (upper level express)
2 side platforms (lower level local)
1 side platform (shuttle)
Tracks3 (lower level)
1 (upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedAugust 26, 1878; 143 years ago (August 26, 1878) (shuttle)
September 16, 1878; 143 years ago (September 16, 1878) (67th St. Ext.)
ClosedDecember 23, 1923; 98 years ago (December 23, 1923) (shuttle)
May 12, 1955; 66 years ago (May 12, 1955)[1]
Previous namesThird Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
106th Street
toward 241st Street
 Third Avenue
Thru-Express
 23rd Street
toward City Hall
106th Street
toward Bronx Park
 Third Avenue
Local-Express
47th Street
toward 129th Street
 Third Avenue
Local
 34th Street
toward South Ferry

42nd Street was an elevated express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels with the lower level (built first) having three tracks. The main line tracks were served by two side platforms. A side platform connected to the southbound platform was used for shuttle service to Grand Central. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, and had one track and two side platforms over the two local tracks.

History[]

42nd Street station was built on August 26, 1878, by the New York Elevated Railway Company, and was the penultimate station on the Third Avenue El until it was expanded to 67th Street almost a month later. West of this station, the original line became the Grand Central Shuttle, serving Grand Central Depot until 1899, when it was replaced by Grand Central Station, which was itself replaced by Grand Central Terminal in 1913. From that point on, the next stop to the north was 47th Street for local trains and 106th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south was 34th Street for local trains and 23rd Street for express trains. The express run from this stop to 106th Street was the longest express segment out of all New York City elevated lines, bypassing eight local stations.

In 1904, Interborough Rapid Transit opened the Grand Central Subway station, which gained platforms for the IRT Flushing Line in 1915, and new platforms for the expanded IRT Lexington Avenue Line in 1918, the same year the original platforms at the station were converted for the 42nd Street Shuttle. By this time, the shuttle became obsolete and after the Grand Central El station was closed on December 6, 1923, the shuttle platform at 42nd Street was closed on December 23, 1923. When the IRT Second Avenue Line was closed on June 13, 1942, a free transfer for Third Avenue Line passengers was made available to and from the subway services at Grand Central–42nd Street to replace the direct service to lower Manhattan that was lost. The station closed entirely on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955

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