Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

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This article is about the station at Jamaica Avenue. For the station at Queens Boulevard, see Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line).
 Woodhaven Blvd
 "J" train​"Z" train
MTA NYC logo.svg New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Woodhaven Bl Jamaica Av 32.jpg
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWoodhaven Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11421
BoroughQueens
LocaleWoodhaven
Coordinates40°41′37″N 73°51′08″W / 40.693622°N 73.852158°W / 40.693622; -73.852158Coordinates: 40°41′37″N 73°51′08″W / 40.693622°N 73.852158°W / 40.693622; -73.852158
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times (all times)
​   Z rush hours, peak direction (rush hours, peak direction)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: Q56
Bus transport MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q52/Q53 SBS, QM15, BM5
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 28, 1917; 104 years ago (May 28, 1917)[2]
Station code083[3]
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,337,787[5] Decrease 2.4%
Rank320 out of 424[5]
Station succession
Next north104th Street: J all except rush hours, peak direction ​Z rush hours, peak direction
(J rush hours, peak direction skips to 111th Street)
Next south85th Street–Forest Parkway: J all times
(Z rush hours, peak direction skips to 75th Street–Elderts Lane)
Location
Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Track layout

Legend
to 104 St
to 85 St
Street map

Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap
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

Woodhaven Boulevard is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven, Queens.[6] It is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.[7]

History[]

This station opened on May 28, 1917[2][8][9] 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.[10][11] As of February 2021, funding had been committed to accessibility renovations at the Woodhaven Boulevard station.[12]

Station layout[]

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Westbound ← "J" train toward Broad Street 85th Street–Forest Parkway)
← "Z" train AM rush toward Broad Street (75th Street–Elderts Lane)
Center track → No track or roadbed
Eastbound → "J" train toward Jamaica Center (111th Street PM rush, 104th Street other times) →
→ "Z" train 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.[13] 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.[14][15]

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.[16]

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.[16][6] 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.[16]

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. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 8, 2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "2021 Commitment & Completion Goals". MTA Construction and Development. February 18, 2021. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

External links[]

From the street, looking northeast.
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