The Grand Central station was the terminal for some trains of the IRT Third Avenue Line, also known as the Third Avenue El, in Manhattan, New York City.
The tracks ended just east of the Park Avenue Viaduct ramp over Pershing Square.
In 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company opened the Grand Central station as part of its first subway line.
[3] Platforms for the IRT Flushing Line opened in 1915,[4] followed by those for the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in 1918;[5] after the Lexington Avenue Line platforms opened, the original platforms at the station were converted for use by the 42nd Street Shuttle.
[6] By this time, the El station had become obsolete and it was closed on December 6, 1923.