Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal
Inside the Main Concourse, facing east (2006 view)
Location	89 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Coordinates	40°45′10.08″N 73°58′35.48″W / 40.7528000°N 73.9765222°W / 40.7528000; -73.9765222Coordinates: 40°45′10.08″N 73°58′35.48″W / 40.7528000°N 73.9765222°W / 40.7528000; -73.9765222
Owned by	Midtown TDR Ventures (leased to Metro-North Railroad)
Line(s)	Hudson Line   Harlem Line   New Haven Line   New Canaan Branch   Danbury Branch (limited service)
Platforms	44 high-level platforms (43 island platforms, 1 side platform) (6 tracks with Spanish solution)
Tracks	67 (41 on upper level, 26 on lower level)
Connections	MTA New York City Subway:      trains at Grand Central – 42nd Street MTA New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M42, M101, M102, M103
Construction
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GCT
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1871
Rebuilt	1913, 1994–2000
Services Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Terminus Harlem Line Harlem – 125th Street toward Wassaic Hudson Line Harlem – 125th Street toward Poughkeepsie New Haven Line Harlem – 125th Street toward New Haven State Street New Canaan Branch Harlem – 125th Street toward New Canaan Danbury Branch Harlem – 125th Street toward Danbury   Former services   New York Central Railroad 125th Street toward Chicago Water Level Route Terminus 125th Street toward Peekskill Hudson Division Terminus Harlem Division 125th Street toward Chatham Amtrak Yonkers toward Montreal Adirondack Terminus Yonkers toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Yonkers toward Toronto Maple Leaf Croton–Harmon toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Croton–Harmon toward Detroit (MC Station) Niagara Rainbow   Future services   Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Terminus Grand Central Branch (City Terminal Zone) Proposed Sunnyside toward Long Island
Grand Central Terminal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NYC Landmark
Grand Central Terminal
Built	1903
Architect	Reed and Stem; Warren and Wetmore
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP Reference #	75001206 83001726 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 17, 1975 August 11, 1983 (increase)
Designated NHL	December 8, 1976
Designated NYCL	August 2, 1967
Location
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External video

"Grand Central Terminal LED Stars" on YouTube, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; November 8, 2010

"Grand Central Terminal Audio Tour" on YouTube, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; November 24, 2010

"Train Station Tour: Grand Central Terminal, NYC (Metro North RR)" on YouTube, The Transport Net; February 28, 2016

Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter, rapid transit (and former intercity) railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Built by and named for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger rail travel, it covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower, though the total number of tracks along platforms and in rail yards exceeds 100.

The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York, as well as to Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. Until 1991, the terminal served Amtrak, which moved to nearby Pennsylvania Station upon completion of the Empire Connection. The East Side Access project is underway to bring Long Island Rail Road service to the terminal.