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The Grand Central–42nd Street station (also signed as 42nd Street–Grand Central) is a major station complex of the New York City Subway.Located in Midtown Manhattan at 42nd Street between Madison and Lexington Avenues, it serves trains on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, the IRT Flushing Line and the 42nd Street Shuttle.
The station has been named "Grand Central Terminal" since before its completion in 1913; the full title is inscribed on its 42nd Street facade. [12] According to 21st-century sources, it is designated a "terminal" because trains originate and terminate there.
It opened August 26, 1878, [2] and served not only Grand Central Terminal but also its two predecessors, Grand Central Station (1899–1913) and Grand Central Depot (1871–1899). When the El opened north of 42nd Street in September 1878, this segment was reduced to a shuttle, which connected to the mainline at the 42nd Street station, at Third ...
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The earliest transfer stations were between lines of the same system: either the IRT, BMT or IND. The earliest free connection between lines that remains in existence is at Grand Central–42nd Street between the IRT Flushing Line and the original IRT subway (now served by the IRT 42nd Street Shuttle), which opened on June 22, 1915. [2]
Grand Central: South terminal for the 42nd Street Shuttle at all times except late nights [10] Inwood–207th Street: IND Eighth Avenue Line: North terminal for A trains at all times [11] Dyckman Street: Some northbound a.m. rush hour A trains terminate at this station Some southbound p.m. rush hour A trains begin at this station [11] 168th Street
At the east end of the platform is a passageway to the 42nd Street–Bryant Park station, [114] [124] running between tracks 1 and 4. [124] The 42nd Street Shuttle serves the station at all times except between approximately midnight and 6:00 a.m., when the shuttle does not run. [159] The next station to the east is Grand Central. [5]
The 57th Street station opened in 1968, [129] [130] upon which trains to 57th Street began serving the 42nd Street station. [131] The portion of the Chrystie Street Connection connecting the Sixth Avenue Line with the Williamsburg Bridge opened on July 1, 1968, and was used by the KK train [ 132 ] until that route was discontinued in 1976.