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The Grand Central Parkway was first proposed in 1922, as a scenic drive along the high ground of east-central Queens. [4] By the time construction began in 1931, it had been reconceived as extending northwestward to the Triborough Bridge, then in the planning stages, and connecting on the east with the Northern State Parkway, also in the planning stages, thereby among other things providing an ...
This is a route-map template for Grand Central Terminal, a New York City train station.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The new LIRR terminal at Grand Central, located 14 stories below ground, has 350,000 square feet (33,000 m 2) with four platforms and eight tracks, plus a new retail and dining concourse with 25 retail spaces. There are two caverns containing one platform and two tracks on each of two levels; a mezzanine is located between the two platform levels.
Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. It also contains a connection to the Long Island Rail Road through the Grand Central Madison station, a 16-acre (65,000 m 2 ) rail terminal underneath the Metro-North station ...
Despite the IND station's name on tiling, there is no longer an open exit to Grand Street. A passage beyond the Hope and Powers Streets exits leads to two more exits that led to both northern corners of Grand Street and Union Avenue. [30] [31] [32] These exits were also closed in 2000 due to safety concerns. While the exit to the northeastern ...
New York City Subway: A and C (at Nostrand Avenue) New York City Bus: B52, B44 SBS, B65 East New York, Brooklyn: East New York: New York City Subway: L at (Atlantic Avenue), A, C , J , L , and Z (at Broadway Junction) New York City Bus: B12, B20, B25, B83, Q24, Q56 Richmond Hill, Queens: Boland's Landing: Employees only 3
In 1918, the Lexington Avenue Line opened north of Grand Central–42nd Street, and the original line was divided into an H-shaped system. All trains were sent via the Lexington Avenue Line. [ 40 ] In 1922, the Rapid Transit Commission awarded a contract to the Wagner Engineering Company for the installation of navigational signs at the ...
By 1958, New York Central proposed abandoning its commuter lines and stations in New York City and closing Grand Central Terminal. [195] However, Grand Central remained a busy hub. In 1960, the terminal had 2,035 employees, including its own fire inspection team, a 37-member police force, and two doctors and two nurses in its own emergency ...