85th Street–Forest Parkway station

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 85 Street–Forest Parkway
 "J" train
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Manhattan-bound J at 85th Street station, December 2017.JPG
Manhattan-bound J train at the station in 2017
Station statistics
Address85th Street & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11421
BoroughQueens
LocaleWoodhaven
Coordinates40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014Coordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q56
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 28, 1917 (104 years ago) (1917-05-28)[2][3][4]
Station code084[5]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other namesForest Parkway
Traffic
20191,061,293[6] Decrease 0.2%
Rank350 out of 424[6]
Station succession
Next northWoodhaven Boulevard: J all times
Next south75th Street–Elderts Lane: J all except rush hours, peak direction
(J rush hours, peak direction skips to Cypress Hills)
Location
85th Street–Forest Parkway station is located in New York City Subway
85th Street–Forest Parkway station
Track layout

Legend
to Woodhaven Blvd
to 75 St–Elderts Ln
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops all times Stops all times

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.[7] The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.[8]

History[]

This station opened on May 28, 1917[2][3][4] 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.[9] "85th Street" was added to the name in 1966.

Station layout[]

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Westbound local ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Cypress Hills AM rush, 75th Street-Elderts Lane other times)
← "Z" train does not stop here
Peak-direction express No track or roadbed
Eastbound local → "J" train toward Jamaica Center (Woodhaven Boulevard PM rush, Woodhaven Boulevard other times) →
→ "Z" train does not stop here →
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.[10]

Exits[]

The north exit, which leads to 85th Street and has a crossunder, is near Forest Park.[7] The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, was removed.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

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