42nd Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
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42nd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line
. It had three tracks and two island platform
s. The next stop to the north was 50th Street
for local trains and 57th Street
for express trains. The next stop to the south was 34th Street
for locaal trains and 14th Street
for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942.
IRT Second Avenue Line
The IRT Second Avenue Line, also known as the Second Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company until city takeover in 1940...
. It had three tracks and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s. The next stop to the north was 50th Street
50th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
50th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 57th Street. The next stop to the south was 42nd Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942....
for local trains and 57th Street
57th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
57th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two island platforms and served trains coming from the Bronx. The upper level had two tracks and one island platform and served trains coming from Queens, from the IRT...
for express trains. The next stop to the south was 34th Street
34th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
34th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. It had two levels. The upper level had three tracks and two side platforms and was used for the Second Avenue line trains. The lower level had two tracks and one island platform and was used by 34th Street shuttle trains. The next...
for locaal trains and 14th Street
14th Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)
14th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line, located at the intersection of 14th Street and First Avenue. It had two levels. The lower level had three tracks and two side platforms and was served by local trains. The upper level had two tracks and two side platforms and was...
for express trains. The station closed on June 13, 1942.