30th Avenue (BMT Astoria Line)

30th Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
An N train enters the station
Station statistics
Address	30th Avenue & 31st Street Queens, NY 11102
Borough	Queens
Locale	Astoria
Coordinates	40°46′01″N 73°55′17″W / 40.766859°N 73.921423°WCoordinates: 40°46′01″N 73°55′17″W / 40.766859°N 73.921423°W
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Astoria Line
Services	N  (all times)       Q  (weekdays)
Transit connections	MTA Bus: Q18, Q102
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	February 1, 1917
Former/other names	30th Avenue – Grand Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,745,260[1]  1.3%
Rank	100 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Astoria Boulevard: N  Q
Next south	Broadway: N  Q
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays only
Location

30th Avenue (also known as 30th Avenue – Grand Avenue) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 30th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria, it is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the Q train on weekdays.

Station layout

P Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach (Broadway) ← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue via Brighton (weekdays) (Broadway)
	Peak-direction express	← No regular service
	Northbound local	→ ( weekdays) toward Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard (Astoria Boulevard) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

Street stair

This elevated station opened on February 1, 1917,^[2] along with the opening of the rest of the Astoria Line, as an IRT line station, and the BRT (later BMT) also provided joint service. This station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002.^[3] Both platforms are narrower at their south ends and have creme-colored windscreens for the entire lengths and wooden canopies with transite.^[4]

This station's only mezzanine is an elevated wooden station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. It has a turnstile bank and two staircases for each platform. A crossunder is behind the token booth on the north side. A passageway on each side behind the platform stairs leads to a staircase going down to either southern corners of 31st Street and 30th Avenue. Two staircases on the other side go down to the northern corners.^[4][5]

References

1. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
2. "First Train Runs On Elevated Line to Astoria Section". http://bklyn.newspapers.com. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 1, 1917. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
3. "www.nycsubway.org: BMT Astoria Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
4. Cox, Jeremiah. "30 Avenue-Grand Avenue (N,Q) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
5. "N Train". 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

External links

• Media related to 30th Avenue (BMT Astoria Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• 30th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View