Which New York City Subway station was originally named 42nd Street–Grand Central?

Grand Central–42nd Street is the New York City Subway station originally named 42nd Street–Grand Central.

The station serves the 4, 5, 6, 7, and <7> trains, with the 42nd Street Shuttle also connecting it to Times Square. It lies beneath and beside Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, making it one of the system’s most important transfer points.

The station’s original naming reflected its location at East 42nd Street and Grand Central Terminal. The terminal itself was renamed Grand Central Terminal in 1913, while the subway station later adopted the modern hyphenated name. Visitors sometimes confuse it with Grand Central Terminal, which is the railroad complex above and beside the subway station rather than the subway station itself.

The complex is also connected to Metro-North Railroad through Grand Central Terminal, although subway and commuter-rail services use separate fare systems.