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°WCoordinates: 40°45′17.45″N 73°59′2.84″W / 40.7548472°N 73.9841222°W
Services	IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Closed	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.

References

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