page_title: 42nd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
hierarchical_section_title: 42nd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line)
context_page_description: 42nd Street was an elevated express station on the IRT Third Avenue Line in New York City. It had two levels with the lower level having three tracks. The main line tracks were served by two side platforms. A side platform connected to the southbound platform was used for shuttle service to Grand Central. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, and had one track and two side platforms over the two local tracks.
context_section_description: 42nd Street was an elevated express station on the IRT Third Avenue Line in New York City. It had two levels with the lower level (built first) having three tracks. The main line tracks were served by two side platforms. A side platform connected to the southbound platform was used for shuttle service to Grand Central. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, and had one track and two side platforms over the two local tracks.
caption: The side platform in the 1880s or 1890s looking west toward Grand Central
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