42nd Street/Bryant Park (IND 6th Avenue)
   
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42nd Street/Bryant Park Station · Opened 12/15/1940Four tracks, two island platforms. The full mezzanine has green tile at the stairs on the west wall and red on the east wall. The tile is white with an orange tile band with black border. The I-beams are painted a reddish-orange.
The long passageway to Fifth Avenue (and the #7 train) features brown glazed brick with various color sections. There are porcelain laminated photos of the old Crystal Palace which stood at this corner. The passageway was added later in the life of the station. Originally, a transferring passenger picked up a paper transfer when leaving the one station, then walked across the street, entered the other station, and dropped the ticket into a collection box. This system, similar to the one at the BMT Franklin Avenue and IND Fulton Street transfer, was routinely abused. One could easily leave the one station, spend the day in midtown Manhattan, and reenter by the other station on the same one fare.
South of 42nd St., the mezzanine extends all the way to 34th St. (outside fare control) but has been closed off for many years. The long mezzanine had no real transit purpose and it is unclear why it was built. Plans were afoot to extend the PATH/Hudson & Manhattan Railroad to Grand Central; the mezzanine could have been built anticipating this extension either as a right of way or as a means to block the extension. There was an exit to street level at 37th St., but no traces exist at street level of this exit. While it was open it was dimly lit, poorly maintained, and risky to walk through. The closure came in the mid 1980s after a passenger was murdered in the passageway. With the tunnel so lightly trafficked and with no transit crew nearby, there was no expectation of help. It is now used for storage. From time to time, access doors are open at the 40th St. fare control from which one can see down the length of the passageway.
Artwork: Under Bryant Park, Samm Kunce Artwork: Early Color, Saul Leiter (2007) Artwork: The Sixth Avenue Elevated, 1878, W. P. Snyder Artwork: 42nd Street Nocturne, Lynn Saville (2006) Artwork: Underground Exposure, Travis Ruse (2009)
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 9/25/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 9/25/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Roberto C. Tobar
Date: 9/25/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: V
Car: R32 (Budd, 1964) 3428
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 9/22/2009
Viewed (this week/total): 6 / 57
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: V
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4621
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 8/28/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: V
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4644
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 8/13/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: V
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4569
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 8/12/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Car: R68A (Kawasaki, 1988-1989) 5091
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 7/22/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 7/16/2009
Notes: Station entrance along 6th Ave between 42nd and 43rd.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 7/16/2009
Notes: Station entrance along 42nd.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 7/16/2009
Notes: Elevator - nw corner of 42nd & 6th.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: F
Car: R160A (Option 1) (Alstom, 2008-2009, 5 car sets) 9368
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 7/11/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 4/1/2009
Notes: New entrance, NW corner 42nd/6th.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: F
Car: R42 (St. Louis Car, 1969-1970) 4552
Photo by: Leonard Wilson
Date: 3/20/2009
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: D
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2505
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 12/28/2008
Notes: D Line inbound. View from R4 484.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: Museum Train Service (V)
Car: R1 (Independent Subway) (American Car & Foundry, 1930-1931) 100
Photo by: Gary Chatterton
Date: 12/14/2008
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: D
Car: R68 (Westinghouse-Amrail, 1986-1988) 2748
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 12/12/2008
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: Museum Train Service (V)
Car: R9 (Independent Subway) (Pressed Steel, 1940) 1802
Photo by: John Barnes
Date: 12/7/2008
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Route: F
Car: R46 (Pullman-Standard, 1974-75) 5698
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/27/2008
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND 6th Avenue
Location: 42nd Street/Bryant Park
Photo by: David Pirmann
Date: 8/21/2008
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