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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
E 42nd St at Park Ave.
Map 9 A1.
Tel (212) 340-2583.
Open 5:30am–2am daily. 7 &
8 12:30pm daily, sold online
and in the Main Concourse, (212)
935-3960; self-guided audio tours
are also available, see Grand
Central Terminal website for
. Main Concourse details. 0 - = Lost & found:
This vast area with its vaulted ceiling is dominated (212) 340-2555.
by three great arched windows on each side. ∑ grandcentralterminal.com
Transport
q 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central.
@ M1–5, M42, M50,
M101–103, Q32.
Vaulted Ceiling
A medieval manu script
provided the basis
for French artist Paul
Helleu’s zodiac design
containing over 2,500
stars. Lights pinpoint
the major constellations.
Grand Staircase
There are now two of
these double flights of
marble steps, styled
after the staircase in
Paris’s opera house, . Central Information
and a vivid reminder This four-faced clock tops the
of the glamorous days travel information booth on
of early rail travel. the Main Concourse.
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