85th Street–Forest Parkway station
85th Street–Forest Parkway is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens.[6] The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.[7]
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Address | 85th Street & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Queens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Woodhaven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.692418°N 73.86014°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | J ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 28, 1917[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | 084[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | Forest Parkway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | 1,061,293[5] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 350 out of 424[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next north | Woodhaven Boulevard: J ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next south | 75th Street–Elderts Lane: J ![]() (J ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
This station opened on May 28, 1917[1][2][3] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
From the late-1950s into the 1960s the New York City Transit Authority had a proposal to realign the BMT Jamaica Line between Grant or Nichols Avenue (east of Crescent Street station) and 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue (just west of this station). This realignment would have also included a bi-directional express track. The realignment was never carried out.[8] "85th Street" was added to the name in 1966.
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Westbound local | ← ![]() ← ![]() | |
Peak-direction express | No track or roadbed | |
Eastbound local | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform | ||
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines |
G | Street level | Entrances/exits |
The station has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center track.[9]
Exits
The north exit, which leads to 85th Street and has a crossunder, is near Forest Park.[6] The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, was removed.[6]
References
- "TO OPEN JAMAICA AV. LINE.; Nearly Two and a Half Miles Ready for Operation Tonight" (May 27, 1917). New York Times Company. May 27, 1917. p. 24. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- "Jamaica Avenue 'L' is an Old Story Already" (PDF) (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.
- "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "Woodhavenites Fear Loss of Homes by El Improvement: Residents Clamor for Facts About City's Plan to Build El Structure Through Heart of Community; Official Statement Released by Transit Authority". The Leader–Observer. October 2, 1958. Retrieved July 27, 2016 – via Fulton History.
- Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 85th Street – Forest Parkway (BMT Jamaica Line). |
- nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: 85th Street – Forest Parkway
- Station Reporter — J Train
- The Subway Nut — 85th Street–Forest Parkway Pictures
- 85th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View