GRAND CENTRAL STATION OF NEW YORK CITY

Grand Central Station is a Grand central Terminal, a subway station, a commuter and intercity railroad terminal located at 42nd Street and Park avenue in midtown Manhattan, NY state - USA.

Although the terminal has been officially called "Grand Central Terminal" since the present structure opened, it has always been more known as « Grand Central Station".

“Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby US post office   station at 450 Lexington Avenue, but may also refer to the Grand Central – 42nd street subway station that is located next to the terminal. 

The terminal is one of the world’s most visited tourist attraction with 22 million visitors in 2013. The Grand Central Terminal was built in 1871 and rebuilt twice in 1913 and from 1994 to 2000.

Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, which is the most in any railway station in the world.

The terminal serves commuters. Traveling on the metro-North railroad to Westchester, Putman and Dutchess counties in New York, as well as to Farfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.

The terminal also contains connections to the New York city subway.

Grand Central terminal has complex designs both in its inside and outside, landing to its landmark designation, including as a US national history landmark.

Lots of movies and television productions scenes took place in the Grand Central Terminal, as well as cartoons such as Madagascar 1.