42ND. ST.
General information
Location	East 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue Midtown Manhattan,Manhattan,New York
Coordinates	40°44′59.33″N73°58′19.91″W / 40.7498139°N 73.9721972°W /40.7498139; -73.9721972
System	FormerManhattan Railway elevated station
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880; 145 years ago (March 1, 1880)[1]
Closed	June 13, 1942; 83 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 57th Street towardBronx Park Second Avenue Express 14th Street towardCity Hall 57th Street towardDitmars Boulevard Second Avenue Queens 50th Street toward129th Street Second Avenue Local 34th Street towardSouth Ferry
Location

The42nd Street station was an express station on the demolishedIRT Second Avenue Line inManhattan,New York City. It had three tracks and twoisland platforms. The next stop to the north was50th Street for local trains and57th Street for express trains. The next stop to the south was34th Street for local trains and14th Street for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

• "Second Avenue Local".Station Reporter. Archived fromthe original on January 30, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2009.

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