New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
GRAND CENTRAL PLANS.
THE HUGE CONCOURSES.
Great Facilities IN Ne-c Station for
Going and Coming Passengers.

Plans for new Grand Central Station we're
laid before the Board of Estimate yesterday By
Ira y Place, general counsel of the Nex-York
Central and Hudson River Railroad Company.
and George H. Daniels, general passenger agent
Of the company. The plans and engineers.
drawings We're submitted 60 q committee
The plans for the new terminal involve the
use of an area % more thau nineteen city blocks
between Forty-sacond and Fif.y-sevensh sts
Madison and Lexington aves.
The station proper. together with the posi-
Office and express buildings. viii cover the
blocks between Vanderbilt and Lexington aves..
from Forty-ffJh 20 Forty-taird ST. inclusive.
and the block fronting ou Forty-secoud-st-. be-
tween VaHderb1,-aye. and Depew Place
The buildings will be SET back from Forty
second-st. a distance Of about forty feet. and
back from Vaude~bilJ-ave. a distance cr about
seventy feet, so as 10 AFFORD generous ap-
proach 10 the station. and give the effect of 140
feet oPer space on The Fortg -seccnd-st 'front.'
age and 130 feet oreu space ou the Vanderbilt
ave. frontage
The frontage 81 these buildings VIII be $50
feet In Vanderbtit-ave-. 60 feet in Fo~ty-af,h-
St. $50 feet I'm LexiusJon-ava.. 30 feet n
Forty-fourth-sJ.. $50 feet in Depew Place and
500 feet in ForJy-second-st.
In addition TO the public streets. there will be
connections by ample private roadvays and
ton-ave. on the east, thus giving the travelling
public facilities for entering the station not
only from Forty -secoud-st. ON the south Van
derbilt-ave. and Depew Place but from Madi-
son-ave. on the west and Lexington-ave on the
east.
SUBURBAN TRAINS ON LOWER LEVEL
The suburban trains viii be on a lower level
than the express trains. thus separating the
commuter from the express passenger and af-
fording better facilities for both The suburban
concourse Will provide for nine tracks. TIE
express concourse viii be slightly depressed
below the street level and viii provide for
twenty-five passenger train tracks two bag
gage tracks. two mail tracks and eight express
tracks The platforms viii be so connected by
subway and elevators that baggage mail and
express may be quickly transferred without
crossing the tracks
The main entrance TO the station viii be on
Forty-secoud-st II will consist of three mas
siva arches. each arch being SO feet wide
and 60 feet high BEYOND these arches VIII
be an entrance TO large ticket lobby, 90 bT
30O feet on the level with the street. ON the
right OF this lobby and practically part of II
will be the outgoing passenger room After pur-
chasing his ticket and checking his baggage the
passenger will proceed 70 the express train by
entering a gallery overlooking the E-aUd con-
course. and thence TO this concourse. which VIII
be on the level OF the express tracks This con-
course VIII he approached by four grand stair
cases. each twenty-five feet in width II - said
that this coucourse will be the largest in the
world being 1GO by 4TO feet and 150 feet high
Adjoining viii be the usual waiting rooms re-
firing rooms. cafes. telephone and telegraph IA
cilities, etc The waiting rooms will contain
twice the area OF the waiting rooms I'm The Grand
Central Station as it is at present
SEPARATION OF PASSENGERS