Summary
The Woodhaven Boulevard station is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven, Queens.[5] It is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.[6] As of December 2023[update], the westbound platform is temporarily closed.
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| Address | Woodhaven Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Queens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Woodhaven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′37″N 73°51′08″W / 40.693622°N 73.852158°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | J  (all times) Z  (rush hours, peak direction) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 28, 1917[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | not ADA-accessible; currently undergoing renovations for ADA access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 838,374[4]  11.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 314 out of 423[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
This station opened on May 28, 1917[2][7][8] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2015–2019 Capital Program, the Woodhaven Boulevard station was selected to receive elevators as part of a process to expand the New York City Subway system's accessibility.[9][10] As of February 2021[update], funding had been committed to accessibility renovations at the Woodhaven Boulevard station.[11] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the installation of elevators at eight stations, including the Woodhaven Boulevard station.[12][13] As of July 2022[update], the project is scheduled to be completed in May 2024.[14]
In February 2023, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that this station would be renovated as part of a station renewal contract at four stations on the Jamaica Line.[15] Starting February 27 that year, the eastbound platforms at this station and 75th Street-Elderts Lane were closed.[16] The closure shifted to the Manhattan-bound platform at this station in December 2023. Work includes platform renewals, replacement of stairs, canopies, and windscreens, installation of artwork, and minimizing the gaps between the train and the platform edge.[15] The work will be performed by Gramercy PJS Joint-Venture.[17]
Station layout edit
| P Platform level |
Side platform | |
| Westbound | ← toward Broad Street 85th Street–Forest Parkway) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (75th Street–Elderts Lane)
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| Center track | No track or roadbed | |
| Eastbound | toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (111th Street PM rush, 104th Street other times) → PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (104th Street)
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| Side platform | ||
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent |
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms with space for a center track.[18] Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green roofs along the entire length except for a section at the west (railroad south) end. Here, there are only waist-high black steel fences.
This station has provisions built in its structure to convert it into an express station, if the center third track was to be installed. The other station on the line that had such provisions was the now demolished Sutphin Boulevard station.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located on four other BMT Jamaica Line stations.[19][20]
Exits edit
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks that allow free transfers between directions. The main one is at the extreme west end and has a single staircase from each platform, turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue.[5]
The other station house is un-staffed, containing just two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and one staircase going down to the southwest corner of 95th Street and Jamaica Avenue.[5] The Queens-bound staircase's landing has an exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "TO OPEN JAMAICA AV. LINE.; Nearly Two and a Half Miles Ready for Operation Tonight". No. May 27, 1917. New York Times Company. May 27, 1917. p. 24. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective July 2, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica Avenue 'L' is an Old Story Already" (PDF). No. May 31, 1917. Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, NY). May 31, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1. New York State Public Service Commission. January 15, 1918. pp. 73, 81, 312–314. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Funding For Subway Station ADA-Accessibility Approved". www.mta.info. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting November 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. November 13, 2018. p. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "2021 Commitment & Completion Goals". MTA Construction and Development. February 18, 2021. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Duggan, Kevin (December 12, 2021). "Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance". amNewYork. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects". Mass Transit Magazine. December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting July 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 25, 2022. p. 32. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "MTA Announces Upcoming Station Renovations at Cypress Hills, 75 St, and 85 St Stations on the J and Z Line". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Mohamed, Carlotta (February 21, 2023). "MTA to begin renovations at 75th Street station platform in Woodhaven – QNS.com". QNS.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ Bardolf, Deirdre (February 16, 2023). "J train work starting in Woodhaven: MTA". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
External links edit
- nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Woodhaven Boulevard
- Station Reporter — J Train
- The Subway Nut — Woodhaven Boulevard Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Woodhaven Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 95th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View