Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Woodhaven Boulevard is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven, Queens.[4] It is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.[5]

This article is about the station at Jamaica Avenue. For the station at Queens Boulevard, see Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line).
 Woodhaven Blvd
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Brooklyn bound platform
Station statistics
AddressWoodhaven Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11421
BoroughQueens
LocaleWoodhaven
Coordinates40.693622°N 73.852158°W / 40.693622; -73.852158
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J  (all times)
​   Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit NYCT Bus: Q56
MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q52/Q53 SBS, QM15, BM5
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 28, 1917 (May 28, 1917)[1]
Station code083[2]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,337,787[3]  2.4%
Rank320 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north104th Street: J  ​Z 
(J  skips to 111th Street)
Next south85th Street–Forest Parkway: J 
(Z  skips to 75th Street–Elderts Lane)

History

This station opened on May 28, 1917[1][6][7] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Westbound ← toward Broad Street 85th Street–Forest Parkway)
← AM rush toward Broad Street (75th Street–Elderts Lane)
Center track → No track or roadbed
Eastbound → toward Jamaica Center (111th Street PM rush, 104th Street other times) →
→ PM rush toward Jamaica Center (104th Street)
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
G Street level Exit/entrance
The Five Points of Observation artwork on the Jamaica-bound platform

This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms with space for a center track.[8] 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.[9][10]

Exits

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.[11]

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.[11][4] 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.[11]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  9. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  10. "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  11. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
From the street, looking northeast.
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