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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

Last updated on: February 6, 2013 07:49 IST
An aerial view of the Manhattan skyline as seen from Lower Manhattan in New York.

Grand Central Terminal - colloquially called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central - is a commuter rail terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger rail travel, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them.

They are on two levels, both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower, though the total number of tracks along platforms and in rail yards exceeds 100. The terminal covers an area of 48 acres.

Let's take a look at some amazing photos of Grand Central Terminal.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Excavation work at the site of Grand Central Station in New York 1908. It made its debut in the heyday of cross-country train travel, faced demolition in the era of the auto, and got a new lease on life with a facelift in its eighth decade. Now Grand Central Terminal, the doyenne of American train stations, is celebrating its 100th birthday.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Excavations for the construction of Grand Central Station in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A view of the west balcony in Grand Central Station in New York in this photo taken between 1913-1930.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Commuters pass through Grand Central Terminal in New York. Grand Central Terminal, the doyenne of American train stations, is celebrating its 100th birthday. Opened on February 2, 1913, the iconic New York landmark with its Beaux-Arts facade is an architectural gem, and still one of America's greatest transportation hubs.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A woman pulls her luggage at Grand Central Station while Hurricane Sandy approaches New York.

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A man stops to look up at the ornate ceiling inside of Grand Central Station in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Commuters move through the grand hall of Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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A view inside the Tiffany clock over Park Ave and 42nd St at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Park Avenue south direction is pictured from a view looking out from the Tiffany clock over Park Ave and 42nd St at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Esteban Carrera, left, and Mariuxi Encalada from Ecuador sit on the floor while waiting for a train at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Esteban Carrera from Ecuador sits on the floor while waiting for a train at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Customers sit at the counter of the Oyster bar in the lower level of Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A couple walks through Grand Central Terminal on their way to getting married in New York on December 12, 2012, the century's last sequential date of 12-12-12.

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Light shines through a window as commuters enter the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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Commuters walk down a flight of stairs inside of Grand Central Station in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A man sleeps on a wooden bench in Grand Central Station in New York.

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Commuters get off a train at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Commuters walk through Grand Central Station in New York.

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The clock on the south facing side of New York's Grand Central Terminal strikes noon.

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The 59 stars shine as part of the backwards-painted zodiac set in gold leaf constellations span the ceiling of the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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People in Grand Central Station pause to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the September 11 attacks in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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People use the ramp at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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Hamish Bowles, left, Victoria Beckham, centre, and Anna Wintour, right, attend the launch of Britain's Great campaign at Grand Central Station in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A commuter walks through the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York.

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The newest Apple Store is seen atop steps on the East Balcony of New York City's Grand Central Station.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A man uses a computer at an Apple store inside of Grand Central Station in New York.

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People line up along a street in Manhattan across from Grand Central Station to take buses back to the Brooklyn borough in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York.

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People wait in the darkened entrance of Grand Central Terminal hoping for train service to resume as others move around without the convenience of electricity during a blackout in New York.

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Amazing IMAGES of New York's Grand Central Station

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A man stops to take a photograph as commuters walk through the inside of Grand Central Station in New York.