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

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. It had 2 tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line, and was located near sites such as the

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headquarters, Bryant Park, and the

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. The station opened on June 5, 1878, and closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 38th Street. The next northbound stop was 50th Street. Two years later, the rapid transit needs of the intersection were replaced by the

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platforms of the 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue subway station complex.

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IRT Sixth Avenue Line stations Railway stations closed in 1938 Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan Defunct New York City Subway stations located aboveground 1938 disestablishments in New York (state) {{Manhattan-railstation-stub Sixth Avenue Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878 1878 establishments in New York (state)