@@germancountryball446 There was also a switch which allowed southbound E trains to go directly to the express track bypassing the lower level but I don't know if it is still there. E trains are now always local in Manhattan so the only time it would be needed is during a GO when the local track is out of service.
I used to take that train to the Big A, Only made 1 stop in Brooklyn. Greatest train ride in America as it barreled through Bklyn & South Queens, loved it
It was both shot in a studio and on location. Whenever a train is passing by it's from the real location, everything else was shot on set. You can also see the escalators which were removed when they built the 7 extension.
@@ultraswank I thought it was shot down there too because that scene in "Ghost" used the tile design from the station when they reconstructed it in the studio
This platform is gone now. The tunnel for the IRT Flushing Line (the 7 train) came to an end directly perpendicular to the wall of 42nd Street lower. The MTA decided to extend that line to 34th Street-Hudson Yards, and the tunnel extension cut right through the middle of this platform. The remains were sealed off and are used as storage rooms, but this platform is gone for good.
A few of these stations had closed off staircases, that allowed you see parts of stations. Others you can dimly lit, while riding trains. Some are in plain sight while others you to explore to find them . I know because I actually in those tunnels 😁
That's where the train to the plane use to run and it was an under path to get from the downtown side to the uptown side and visaversa 8th avenue port authority bus terminal A C & E trains
When this platform was built rumor was it was to block the IRT from ever extending the 7 of course years later they just cut straight through this sucker
Yes, this lower level is directly beneath the downtown platform upstairs. I still remember when Aqueduct Specials used this lower level. I also remember using the underpass at the north end back in 1968. Gave me the creeps.
It's all about having balls and running into the tracks, *really* preferably at night. I'd assume you'd have to find an entrance on 42 station via the E line, probably try going on the both ends of the track and seek openings...
When the upper level station was first opened, the only way to cross between the uptown and downtown platforms was by crossing underneath via the lower level station. Eventually the mezzanines above the two platforms were rearranged so the lower level crossing was no longer needed. The stairways to the lower level used to be open and obvious, although they were closed off. In later years the MTA eliminated the tops of the stairs and put a hatch into the floor on the downtown platform for access. When the upper level platforms were renovated and the floors were retiled, tiles were placed over the hatches and that was that.
I remember using that underpass back in 1968. Gave me the creeps when I reached the lower level. There was loose chain link fencing cordoning off the underpass from the rest of the platform, where Aqueduct Specials stopped.
This is the reason the lower level was built. IRT: yeah yeah expanding. IND: oh not so fast I built a lower level so u can't go any further west so suck it
Развлечения
"GET OFF MY TRAIN!!!!"
"I'm not leaving until you show me how to do that"
U STUBBORN ASSHOLE!!!!!
@lunar - From the film “Ghost” (1990)
Careful, they got motion detectors down there now.
On which part of the wall?
Assuming that the MTA got a tip people were going in there when they shouldn't be there.
the lower level is basically demolished now because of the 7 line extension to 34th Street-Hudson Yards
Dammit.
@@realAutoman its not demolished I went there recently but the station sadly doesnt look like this anymore
The station was also used for Aqueduct special trains on race days.
And Southbound Rush Hour E trains without being switched to the local tracks
The TA used to stack them up on the center layup track east of Queens Plaza and send them through between regular E and F trains.
@@germancountryball446 There was also a switch which allowed southbound E trains to go directly to the express track bypassing the lower level but I don't know if it is still there. E trains are now always local in Manhattan so the only time it would be needed is during a GO when the local track is out of service.
I used to take that train to the Big A, Only made 1 stop in Brooklyn. Greatest train ride in America as it barreled through Bklyn & South Queens, loved it
This section they used in 1990 to film a scene in 'Ghost' with Patrick Sywaze.
NewfieFedora2 what can I say but this I like history of the mta
It was both shot in a studio and on location. Whenever a train is passing by it's from the real location, everything else was shot on set. You can also see the escalators which were removed when they built the 7 extension.
@@ultraswank I thought it was shot down there too because that scene in "Ghost" used the tile design from the station when they reconstructed it in the studio
Should’ve shown how the 7 train extension cut through this station crossways, you climbed right over it toward the end around 2:07.
so this thing was Derail Central?
This platform is gone now. The tunnel for the IRT Flushing Line (the 7 train) came to an end directly perpendicular to the wall of 42nd Street lower. The MTA decided to extend that line to 34th Street-Hudson Yards, and the tunnel extension cut right through the middle of this platform. The remains were sealed off and are used as storage rooms, but this platform is gone for good.
Mitchell Pak That Project started a long time ago and it was finished Sept 2015, this was recorded in Aug or earlier
TheDavinchoo aug 2016
TheDavinchoo Correct.
So you can hear 7 trains going 34st hudson yards.
Mitchell Pak smart!
I love the videos. I miss NY.
Trust me you DON'T!!!!
You missed the underpass that connects to the other platform. It's behind that wooden shed at the end.
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@@ras124 ?
beautiful
Dope vid if u ever wanna link in NYC lmk
How do you find all the abandoned stations? When I lived there I knew of a couple....
what camera did you use to record? i want to start going to some abandoned places i've seen in jersey city and the camera you used is nice
clockworkofmadness probably a GoPro hero 5
At least we know what the late IND mosaics look like!
Tiles are the original ones from 1932.
A few of these stations had closed off staircases, that allowed you see parts of stations. Others you can dimly lit, while riding trains. Some are in plain sight while others you to explore to find them . I know because I actually in those tunnels 😁
That's where the train to the plane use to run and it was an under path to get from the downtown side to the uptown side and visaversa 8th avenue port authority bus terminal A C & E trains
Diane Brown It never ran here. It ran onto sixth ave and it changed to the eighth ave starting from west 4th street.
Wow this kind clean wall and clean floor maybe they built 1985 this a lower level
Nice vid bro 😍😍
I live In Brooklyn. Atleast im bot in that kind of Nevins Street.
What kind of camera did u use? This recording is perfect
How did u get in there bro
42 St. The platform is below the downtown side where the A Train runs through the open platform, but it can't be seen from there.
@@jesussavesnyc Are the tracks still down there or did they remove them?
@@cutefeet63 Most of it was destroyed to make way for the 7 Extension. Apparently it's sealed off now.
Can you here 7 pass through the tunnel down the lower level if you ignore the train sounds from the upper level.
@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 I don’t know, but you can hear train announcements above, shown in the video
So funny smh
That station was for the 9th ave elevated subway line that went to the polo grounds and then shuttled to the bronx! Great job guys👍
No it wasn’t. This station had no relation to the 9th Ave El, which was a completely separate line.
How’d you work that out?
Is this exactly where the Subway Scene was filmed cuz it looks familar track wise or is it further back ??
spooky
It Belong To the IND 8 Avenue Line
When was this recorded?
really KEW
Feel like I'm watching marble hornets...
This platform served the 7 train to 34 st?
When this platform was built rumor was it was to block the IRT from ever extending the 7 of course years later they just cut straight through this sucker
Does the upper level of this station have a downtown side too?
Yes, this lower level is directly beneath the downtown platform upstairs. I still remember when Aqueduct Specials used this lower level. I also remember using the underpass at the north end back in 1968. Gave me the creeps.
@@8avexp I just remembered I asked this 2 years ago before I went to this station lol, I've been there many times and I know now
@@sonicfan91 how do u get in bruh my friends and i have been wanting to go here
@@urbexcaox I don’t know how to get in there…
very spooky
Ok, so the platform is gone now but what about the track? Does the 7 use that track?
No, the 7 bisects it at a right angle.
the platform isnt gone I went there recently but it doesnt look like this anymore sadly
We're is the entrance????
It's all about having balls and running into the tracks, *really* preferably at night.
I'd assume you'd have to find an entrance on 42 station via the E line, probably try going on the both ends of the track and seek openings...
+Neo Invicta ok thanks
Same lmk
When the upper level station was first opened, the only way to cross between the uptown and downtown platforms was by crossing underneath via the lower level station. Eventually the mezzanines above the two platforms were rearranged so the lower level crossing was no longer needed. The stairways to the lower level used to be open and obvious, although they were closed off. In later years the MTA eliminated the tops of the stairs and put a hatch into the floor on the downtown platform for access. When the upper level platforms were renovated and the floors were retiled, tiles were placed over the hatches and that was that.
I remember using that underpass back in 1968. Gave me the creeps when I reached the lower level. There was loose chain link fencing cordoning off the underpass from the rest of the platform, where Aqueduct Specials stopped.
Ghost brought me here.
How did you get there??????
Same question I have
The B subway train should stop on this abandoned 42 street station platform
How if the 7 cuts right trough the middle Idoit
That doesn't make any sense for many reasons. The main one being the B doesn't even go to this station.
Is that 42 street times square or 42 street bryant park or is it 42 street grand central
Lower level of downtown 8th Av Subway
42 st port authority bus terminal
Which 42 street
42nd Street PABT. 8th Av Line. It’s below the (A) (C) and (E) trains. It’s connected to Times Square
This station is in the movie Warriors
It's not.
It's in the movie Ghost where the subway ghost teaches sam how to move thing's
This is the reason the lower level was built. IRT: yeah yeah expanding. IND: oh not so fast I built a lower level so u can't go any further west so suck it
Why is this abandoned
@SuperSuperMega _Boi Nathan they needed to put a hole in there for the 7 train
@@blackpit1769 - If you mean the 7 train to hudson yards extension, this platform was abandoned waayy before that
wth how old are you??
I can't see a thing.