42nd Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

42nd Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station

The 42nd street station circa 1879
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

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.

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