The Grand Central Depot was built in 1871, becoming Grand Central Station soon after. In 1913, 11 years New York City banned all steam locomotives and switched to electrified trains, the station was reopened and renamed to Grand Central Terminal.
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Grand Central Terminal goes by many names, including Grand Central, the Terminal, and GCT. Just don't call us “Grand Central Station”—that refers to the US Post Office down the street or the subway station below.
Grand Central Terminal is located at 89 E 42nd Street (corner of Park Avenue), about two miles from New York Penn Station. Options for transferring between the stations are provided below.
However, when the third and final Grand Central was built, it became the final stop—all railroad lines terminated at 42nd Street—making it a “terminal” not a “station,” and giving the building its new name.
The MTA's ownership of Grand Central Terminal will further give MTA Long Island Rail Road clear control of the East Side Access terminal being built beneath Grand Central Terminal.
At the entrance to Grand Central Terminal on 42nd and Park Avenue, sitting atop Cornelius Vanderbilt's “temple to transportation,” a trio of statues represent Mercury, Hercules and Minerva — the Greek gods of speed, strength and intellect.
VIPs who want to avoid the public gaze have used a top-secret track, known as Track 61, to get around. It connects to an elevator that goes directly into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. One such VIP, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is believed to have used it to hide his polio from the public.
Follow the signs (or take an elevator)But what if you are arriving on a Metro-North train? It might come in on the upper concourse level (tracks 11-42) or lower level (101-117).
Grand Central Terminal (GCT) is a station located on 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is commonly known as Grand Central Station.