42nd Street (Manhattan) - Public Transit

Public Transit

Every subway line that crosses 42nd Street has a stop on 42nd Street:

• 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A C E trains)
• Times Square – 42nd Street (1 2 3 7 <7> N Q R S trains)
• 42nd Street / Fifth Avenue – Bryant Park (7 <7> B D F M trains)
• Grand Central – 42nd Street (4 5 6 <6> 7 <7> S trains)

The IRT 42nd Street Shuttle runs under 42nd Street between Broadway/Seventh Avenue (Times Square) and Park Avenue (Grand Central); the IRT Flushing Line begins at 41st Street/Seventh Avenue, runs between 41st and 42nd from Sixth Avenue to Park Avenue, curves onto 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, and continues under the East River to Queens. Each line stops at Times Square and Grand Central; the Flushing Line also stops at Fifth Avenue.

Additionally, MTA New York City Transit's M42 bus runs the length of 42nd Street between the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises ferry terminal on the Hudson River and the headquarters of the United Nations on the East River. The 42nd Street Crosstown Line streetcar used 42nd Street.