42nd Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

42nd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough Manhattan
Services IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
(1 upper level)
(2 lower level)
Other information
Closed 1940
Station succession
Next north 50th Street
Next south 34th Street

42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It 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.

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