The 42nd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in

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. It was opened on November 6, 1875, and had two levels. On the lower level, the local trains stopped, on two tracks serving two

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s. The upper level was built as part of the

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and had one track which carried express trains bypassing the station. The next northbound stop was 50th Street. The next southbound stop was 34th Street. The station was closed on June 11, 1940.

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NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle
IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875 Railway stations closed in 1940 Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground 1875 establishments in New York (state) 1940 disestablishments in New York (state) {{Manhattan-railstation-stub