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.

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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) New Zealand Airport Terminal Passenger Terminal