42nd Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

42nd Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
1905 image of the Hippodrome in front of the Sixth Avenue Line north of 42nd Street Station
Station statistics
Borough	Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′17.45″N 73°59′2.84″W / 40.7548472°N 73.9841222°W / 40.7548472; -73.9841222Coordinates: 40°45′17.45″N 73°59′2.84″W / 40.7548472°N 73.9841222°W / 40.7548472; -73.9841222
Services	IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Closed	December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)
Station succession
Next north	50th Street
Next south	38th Street
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekends and weekend late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays only Stops weekends only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. 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. It 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 / Fifth Avenue – Bryant Park subway station complex.

References

• "Sixth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2009.