42nd Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
42nd Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
File:McGraw Hill Building, from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue look - (3110610384).jpg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | West 42nd Street and 9th Avenue New York, NY 10036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Midtown Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′30.34″N 73°59′33.47″W / 40.7584278°N 73.9926306°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | IRT Ninth Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 6, 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | 50th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 34th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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42nd Street was a local 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.
References
- NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle
- "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
Categories:
- IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations opened in 1875
- Railway stations closed in 1940
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- 1875 establishments in New York (state)
- 1940 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Manhattan railway station stubs