What Is a Catch Line?

The 42nd Street feeder (or Central Station / Times Square feeder) is the shortest operating route of the New York Metro (1.3 kilometers) and is part of the IRT system. Trains travel between 42nd Street-Central Station and Times Square-42nd Street Station during non-morning hours. The journey takes about 1 minute each way.

New York subway 42nd street feeder

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42nd Street feeder line (or Central Station /
On October 2, 1904, the first service route was
Station name
Opening day
Service route

42nd Street-Central Station
October 27, 1904
S
4 5 6 <6> (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
7 <7> (IRT Flushing Line)
Metropolitan Northern Railway

Times Square-42nd Street Station
October 27, 1904
S
1 2 3 (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)
7 <7> (IRT Flushing Line)
A C E (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
N Q R W (BMT Broadway Line)
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