Grand Central–42nd Street station
The Grand Central–42nd Street station is a major station complex of the New York City Subway. Located in Midtown Manhattan at 42nd Street between Madison and Lexington Avenues, it serves trains on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, the IRT Flushing Line and the 42nd Street Shuttle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Metro station
- Description: New York City subway station
- Also known as: “Grand Central – 42nd Street” and “Grand Central–42 St”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Central Terminal and Empire State Building.
Grand Central Terminal
Railway station
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Central Terminal is a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. Grand Central Terminal is situated 390 feet north of Grand Central–42nd Street station.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Empire State Building is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Grand Central–42nd Street station.
Chrysler Building
Building
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The Chrysler Building is a 1,046-foot-tall, Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework. Chrysler Building is situated 410 feet east of Grand Central–42nd Street station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murray Hill and Tudor City.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…
Grand Central–42nd Street station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75177° or 40° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-73.97683° or 73° 58′ 37″ westNetwork
New York City SubwayOpen location code
87G8Q22F+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 591997657OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2982151
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Grand Central–42nd Street station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جراند سنترال - شارع 42”
- Chinese: “大中央-42街站”
- Chinese: “大中央-42街車站”
- Chinese: “大中央-42街车站”
- Dutch: “42nd Street-Grand Central”
- Dutch: “Grand Central-42nd Street”
- Dutch: “Grand Central”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Granda Centra Stacidomo – 42-a Strato”
- Estonian: “Grand Central–42nd Streeti metroojaam”
- French: “Grand Central - 42ème Rue”
- French: “Grand Central – 42nd Street”
- German: “Grand Central – 42. Straße”
- Italian: “Grand Central-42nd Street”
- Japanese: “グランド・セントラル-42丁目駅”
- Polish: “Grand Central – 42nd Street”
- Russian: “Grand Central – 42nd Street”
- Russian: “Центральный вокзал – 42-я улица”
- Russian: “Центральный вокзал — 42-я улица”
- Spanish: “42nd Street Grand Central”
- Spanish: “42nd Street-Grand Central”
- Spanish: “42nd Street–Grand Central”
- Spanish: “Grand Central 42nd Street”
- Spanish: “Grand Central Calle 42”
- Spanish: “Grand Central-42nd Street”
- Spanish: “Grand Central-Calle 42”
- Spanish: “Grand Central–42nd Street”
- Spanish: “Grand Central–Calle 42”
- Ukrainian: “Гранд-Сентрал–42-га вулиця”
- Vietnamese: “Ga Trung tâm Lớn–Đường 42”
- Wu Chinese: “大中央-42街车站”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Central Depot El 1881 and Hyatt Grand Central New York.
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