82nd Street–Jackson Heights station
82nd Street–Jackson Heights (formerly known as 25th Street (Jackson Heights)) is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens.[5] It is served by the 7 train at all times.[6]
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Address | 82nd Street & Roosevelt Avenue Queens, NY 11372 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Queens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Jackson Heights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′51.47″N 73°53′1.78″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | A (IRT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | IRT Flushing Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | 7 (all times) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | NYCT Bus: Q32 MTA Bus: Q29, Q33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 21, 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | 453[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | 25th Street[2] 25th Street (Jackson Heights)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 4,893,865[4] 3.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 94 out of 424[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue: 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 74th Street–Broadway: 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza) on April 21, 1917, with a local station at what is now 82nd Street.[7] The current 82nd Street station was known as "25th Street" from its opening until March 10, 1921, when it was renamed "25th Street (Jackson Heights)".[2] The station was again renamed on April 2, 1925, to "82nd Street–Jackson Heights".[3][8]
The platforms at 82nd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate longer trains.[9] In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.[10]
As part of the 2015–2019 Capital Program, the MTA would renovate the 52nd, 61st, 69th, 82nd, 103rd and 111th Streets stations, a project that has been delayed for several years but is slated to begin in mid-2020. Conditions at these stations were among the worst of all stations in the subway system.[11]
Station layout
P Platform level | ||
Side platform | ||
Southbound local | ← toward Hudson Yards (74th Street–Broadway) | |
Peak-direction express | ← AM rush does not stop here PM rush/evenings does not stop here → | |
Northbound local | toward Flushing–Main Street (90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue) → | |
Side platform | ||
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines |
G | Street level | Entrances/exits |
This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[12] The center track is used by the peak direction rush hour <7> express service.[6] Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and columns in the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends.[13] The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering.[14] Each platform has a large "82" sign between the two staircases to the mezzanine below.[15]
Exits
This station's one entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It is built of wood and bricks and has a concrete flooring. It has three staircases from all corners of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue except the southeast one and a token booth in the center.[16] Two turnstile banks at either ends lead to a waiting area/crossunder and one staircase to each platform at the center.[17]
References
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Changes Station Name" (PDF). The Evening Telegram. March 11, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- "New Subway Station Name" (PDF). The New York Telegram and Evening Mail. April 3, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved July 3, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Corona" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- "7 Subway Timetable, Effective September 13, 2020". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Transit Service on Corona Extension of Dual Subway System Opened to the Public". The New York Times. April 22, 1917. p. RE1. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- "Hearing on Change of "L" Station Name" (PDF). The Daily Star. February 20, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- Authority, New York City Transit (1955). Minutes and Proceedings.
- Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "MTA To Overhaul Six Stations on the 7 Line, Currently in Design Phase". Sunnyside Post. November 19, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
- Cox, Jeremiah (June 19, 2011). "Walking down the platform". subwaynut.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- Cox, Jeremiah (June 19, 2011). "An 82 St-Jackson Heights platform sign above little leaning benches". subwaynut.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- Cox, Jeremiah (June 19, 2011). "Large metal 82s are on each platform between the two staircases". subwaynut.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Corona" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- Wong, Kevin (February 22, 2014). "82nd Street–Jackson Heights Token Booth". nycsubway.org. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 82nd Street – Jackson Heights (IRT Flushing Line). |
- nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: 82nd Street/Jackson Heights
- Station Reporter – 7 Train
- The Subway Nut – 82nd Street–Jackson Heights Pictures
- 82nd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View