42nd Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
Appearance
42nd St. | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() The 42nd street station c. 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | West 42nd Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′17.45″N 73°59′2.84″W / 40.7548472°N 73.9841222°W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Sixth Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 5, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938[1] | |||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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. The station opened on June 5, 1878, and 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–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue subway station complex.
References
- ^ "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- IRT Sixth Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations closed in 1938
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground
- 1938 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Manhattan railway station stubs
- Sixth Avenue
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878
- 1878 establishments in New York (state)