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Encyclopedia > S 42nd Street Shuttle (New York City Subway service)
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The 42nd Street Shuttle (also Grand Central-Times Square Shuttle) is a line and service of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. It runs at all times but late nights, connecting Times Square to Grand Central Terminal under 42nd Street. It is the shortest regular service in the system, running .8 mile (1.3 km) in officially one minute. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A rollsign on the MBTA Red Line in Boston. ... The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the operator of the original New York Subway line that opened in 1904 and additional rapid transit lines in the City of New York. ... The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... Times Square Times Square is also the name of a station on the Detroit People Mover, a shopping mall in Hong Kong, and a 1980 movie. ... The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue... 42nd Street, NYC 42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square. ...


The subway through which the shuttle runs was opened on October 27, 1904, the first day of subway service in Manhattan. It served as part of the IRT's main line until August 1, 1918, when the "H system" was put into service, with through trains over the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, and only shuttle trains under 42nd Street. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the operator of the original New York Subway line that opened in 1904 and additional rapid transit lines in the City of New York. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ...


The southbound express track on the four-track line was closed and new platforms were built, as the old station at Times Square had been local-only. However, the new arrangement turned out to be inadequate, and the shuttle was closed on midnight between August 3 and August 4 for expansion of the platforms. The shuttle reopened on September 28, with improved passageways and platforms. On the walls of the stations, black bands (at Times Square) and green bands (at Grand Central) were painted to guide passengers to the shuttle platforms. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ...


The shuttle ran at all times until September 10, 1995, after which it no longer ran during late nights. The 7 provides replacement service. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. ...


At the present time, there is no connection between the southbound local track (which connects to the IRT Lexington Avenue Line's southbound local track) and the northbound local track (which connects to the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line's northbound local track). The northbound express track is connected to the southbound local track by a crossover at the south end. The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ...


To provide for quick turnaround of the shuttle trains, the operator and conductor swap jobs when the train gets to one end; the operator is always in the front and the conductor in back. This article is about operators in mathematics, for other kinds of operators see operator (disambiguation). ... A passanger train conductor is a person who sells and checks tickets on a bus, tram or train. ...


Station listing

Station Opened Transfers and notes
Grand Central-42nd Street October 27, 1904 4 5 (1234) 6 <6> (12) (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
7 <7> (1a2a3b) (IRT Flushing Line)
transfer to Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central Terminal
Times Square-42nd Street October 27, 1904 N Q R (1234) W (123a) (BMT Broadway Line)
1 2 3 (1234) (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)
A C (1234) E (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
7 <7> (1a2a3b) (IRT Flushing Line)
transfer to Port Authority Bus Terminal

Grand Central-42nd Street is a major hub in the New York City Subway, and was the second busiest station in 1994. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway. ... The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. ... The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Flushing Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway system, operated as part of the IRT Division. ... Marble Hill station Metro-North (officially MTA Metro-North Railroad) is a suburban commuter railroad running service from New York City to the northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ... The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue... Station entrance Times Square-42nd Street is the busiest station complex of the New York City Subway, joining four lines, with a free transfer via a passageway to a fifth (42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal on the A C (1234) E (IND Eighth Avenue Line)). It lies under Times... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The Q Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system. ... The 1 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local and 9 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ... The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... A 1941 view of a sign for the Eighth Avenue Subway The Eighth Avenue Line is the original rapid transit line of the Independent Subway System (IND), now run by the New York City Transit Authority as part of the New York City Subway system. ... The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. ... The 7 Flushing Local is a service of the New York City Subway, running local service along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line, with express service (7 Flushing Express) denoted by a diamond-shaped 7 train logo rather than a circular one. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Flushing Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway system, operated as part of the IRT Division. ... The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City. ...

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New York City Subway (official site)
Services 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F G J L M N Q R V W Z
Shuttles (S) 42nd Street - Franklin Avenue - Rockaway Park
Unused/defunct 8 9 10 11 12 13 H K P T U X Y JFK Express
BMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Divisions IRT - BMT - IND (Second System)
Lists Lines - Services - Stations - Terminals - Inter-division connections - Inter-division transfers - Yards
Miscellaneous Accessibility - Dual Contracts - Chaining - History - Nomenclature - Rolling stock - Straphanger
Other transit in NYC Amtrak - LIRR - Metro-North - NJ Transit - PATH - Staten Island Railway - AirTrain - Roosevelt Island Tramway
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New York City Subway Lines
IRT West side trunk: Broadway-7 Av - Lenox Av - White Plains Rd - Dyre Av - Brooklyn Branch
East side trunk: Lexington Av - Jerome Av - White Plains Rd - Dyre Av - Pelham
Brooklyn/Queens/other: Eastern Pkwy - Nostrand Av - Flushing - 42 St Shuttle
Former: 2 Av - 3 Av - 6 Av - 9 Av
BMT Manhattan trunk: Broadway - Astoria - Manhattan Bridge
Nassau Street trunk: Nassau St - Jamaica - Archer Av - Myrtle Av
West Brooklyn trunks: 4th Av - Brighton - Culver - Sea Beach - West End
Other: Canarsie - Franklin Av Shuttle - 63 St
Former: Brooklyn Bridge - 3 Av - 5 Av - Fulton St - Lexington Av
IND Bronx/Manhattan trunks: 6 Av - 8 Av - Concourse
Brooklyn/Queens: Queens Blvd - Archer Av - 63 St - Fulton St - Culver - Rockaway - Crosstown
Former: World's Fair
Connections Chrystie St - 60 St

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