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IRT 42nd Street Shuttle

42nd Street Shuttle
S symbol
R62A 42 St Shuttle.jpg
42nd Street Shuttle train of three ad-wrapped R62A cars at Grand Central.
S map
Northern end Times Square
Southern end Grand Central
Stations 2
Rolling stock 10 R62As (3 trains)
Depot Livonia Yard
Started service August 1, 1918; 98 years ago (1918-08-01)
42nd Street Shuttle
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Overview
Type Rapid transit
System New York City Subway
Status Operating
Locale Midtown Manhattan
Termini Times Square
Grand Central
Stations 2
Operation
Opened October 27, 1904
Owner City of New York
Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority
Character Underground
Rolling stock R62A
Technical
Line length 0.44 miles (0.71 km)
Number of tracks 3 (formerly 4)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 625V DC third rail

The 42nd Street Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle train service that operates in Manhattan. Part of a former Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) line, it is sometimes referred to as the Grand Central/Times Square Shuttle, since these are the only two stations served by the shuttle. It runs at all times except late nights, connecting Times Square to Grand Central under 42nd Street. It is the shortest regular service in the system, running about 2,700 feet (820 m) in under two minutes.

The 42nd Street Shuttle is part of the A Division of New York City Transit, and the tracks that it uses opened in 1904 as part of the first subway in the city. In order to distinguish it from the other shuttles in the system, NYCT Rapid Transit Operations internally refers to it as the 0 (zero). Its route bullet is colored dark slate gray on route signs, station signs, and rolling stock with the letter "S" on the official subway map.

The subway through which the shuttle runs was opened on October 27, 1904, the first day of subway service in Manhattan. In 1910, the platforms at the two stations were extended. A plan called the Dual System of Rapid Transit in 1913 was worked out with the Interborough Rapid Transit and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies, and was announced by the Public Service Commission. As part of the plan, the existing IRT subway would be reconfigured into what was called the "H system". From 42nd Street, new lines would be built northward in Lexington Avenue and southward in Seventh Avenue, connecting with the old subway to form East Side and West Side main lines. The leftover segment under 42nd Street was to be used for a shuttle connecting the two main lines.


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