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Clockwise from top left: 42nd Street facade; underground Metro-North platform and tracks; Main Concourse; iconic clock atop the information booth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 89 East 42nd Street Manhattan, New York City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Managed by | George Monasterio (director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Park Avenue main line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 44: 43 island platforms, 1 side platform (6 tracks with Spanish solution) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 67: 56 passenger tracks (30 on upper level, 26 on lower level) 43 in use for passenger service 11 sidings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() at Grand Central Madison ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() at Grand Central–42nd Street ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Accessible[N 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official website ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction | 1903–1913 Opened February 2, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2018 | 67 million annually, based on weekly estimate[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°45′10″N 73°58′38″W / 40.75278°N 73.97722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Reed and Stem; Warren and Wetmore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style(s) | Beaux-Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visitors | 21.6 million (in 2018)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | December 8, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 75001206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | January 17, 1975 August 11, 1983 (increase) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 75001206, 83001726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | June 23, 1980[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 06101.000365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | August 2, 1967 (facade) September 23, 1980 (interior) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 0266 (facade) 1099 (interior) |
Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. It also contains a connection to the Long Island Rail Road through the Grand Central Madison station, a 16-acre (65,000 m2) rail terminal underneath the Metro-North station, built from 2007 to 2023. The terminal also connects to the New York City Subway at Grand Central–42nd Street station. The terminal is the third-busiest train station in North America, after New York Penn Station and Toronto Union Station.
The distinctive architecture and interior design of Grand Central Terminal's station house have earned it several landmark designations, including as a National Historic Landmark. Its Beaux-Arts design incorporates numerous works of art. Grand Central Terminal is one of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions,[5] with 21.6 million visitors in 2018, excluding train and subway passengers.[3] The terminal's Main Concourse is often used as a meeting place, and is especially featured in films and television. Grand Central Terminal contains a variety of stores and food vendors, including upscale restaurants and bars, a food hall, and a grocery marketplace. The building is also noted for its library, event hall, tennis club, control center and offices for the railroad, and sub-basement power station.
Grand Central Terminal was built by and named for the New York Central Railroad; it also served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and, later, successors to the New York Central. Opened in 1913, the terminal was built on the site of two similarly named predecessor stations, the first of which dated to 1871. Grand Central Terminal served intercity trains until 1991, when Amtrak began routing its trains through nearby Penn Station.
Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower. In total, there are 67 tracks, including a rail yard and sidings; of these, 43 tracks are in use for passenger service, while the remaining two dozen are used to store trains.[N 2]
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