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Grand Central Terminal
DECEMBER 2005
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ZipUSA 10017
Grand Central Terminal
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Terminal: Covers 49 acres (20 hectares) of land; 33 miles (53 kilometers) of track; 44 platforms—more than any other in the world
Trains: 660 Metro-North commuter trains
Commuters: About 125,000 a day
Visitors: Some 575,000 people a day come just to eat, shop, and sightsee
Cost of Renovation in 1996-98: More than 250 million dollars
Retail Businesses: 95
Oldest Business: The Oyster Bar, opened 1913, same year as the terminal
Meals Served in Terminal Restaurants: 10,000 a day
Newspaper Recycled: Five tons (4.5 metric tons) a day
Questions Asked at the Information Booth: As many as 1,000 an hour
Percentage of Trains on Time: 98
Items in Lost and Found: 19,000 a year
Most Frequently Lost Item: Coats (up to 2,000 a year)
Return Rate: More than 60%; close to 98% for computers and iPods
Odd Items Lost: Glass eyeballs, prosthetic limbs, hairpieces, cremation ashes
Movies Filmed There: North by Northwest, Midnight Run, The Fisher King
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