Grand Central (IRT elevated station)
Grand Central | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||
| Station statistics | |||
| Borough | Manhattan | ||
| Coordinates | 40°45′6.88″N 73°58′37.89″W / 40.7519111°N 73.9771917°WCoordinates: 40°45′6.88″N 73°58′37.89″W / 40.7519111°N 73.9771917°W | ||
| Services | IRT Grand Central Terminal Shuttle | ||
| Structure | Elevated | ||
| Platforms |
2 side platforms 1 island platform | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Other information | |||
| Opened | August 26, 1878 | ||
| Closed | December 6, 1923 | ||
| Station succession | |||
| Next north | (Terminus) | ||
| Next south | 42nd Street | ||
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Grand Central was the terminal for some trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line. It was part of the original Third Avenue El, which opened on Monday, August 26, 1878, and not only served Grand Central Terminal, but its two predecessors, Grand Central Station (1899-1913) and Grand Central Depot (1871-1899). When the El opened north of 42nd Street nearly a month later, this segment was reduced to a shuttle, which connected to the mainline at 42nd Street. This station had two tracks and one island platform and two side platforms, all connected at the west end. The tracks ended just east of what was recently the off-ramp from the Park Avenue Viaduct at Pershing Square.[1] In 1904, Interborough Rapid Transit opened the Grand Central Subway station, which gained platforms for the IRT Flushing Line in 1915, and new platforms for the expanded IRT Lexington Avenue Line in 1918, the same year the original platforms at the station were converted for the 42nd Street Shuttle. By this time, the El station became obsolete and it was closed on December 6, 1923.
References
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.