Junction Boulevard (IRT Flushing Line)
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| New York City Subway rapid transit station | |||||||||
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| Address |
Junction Boulevard & Roosevelt Avenue Queens, NY 11368 | ||||||||
| Borough | Queens | ||||||||
| Locale | Corona | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°44′57.03″N 73°52′8.75″W / 40.7491750°N 73.8690972°WCoordinates: 40°44′57.03″N 73°52′8.75″W / 40.7491750°N 73.8690972°W | ||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||
| Line | IRT Flushing Line | ||||||||
| Services |
7  (all times) <7> (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction) | ||||||||
| Transit connections |
 MTA Bus:  Q72 | ||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||
| Platforms |
2 island platforms cross-platform interchange | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||
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| Opened | April 21, 1917 | ||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Former/other names | Junction Avenue (1917-1940) | ||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
7,064,435[1]  1.7% | ||||||||
| Rank | 61 out of 422 | ||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||
| Next north |
103rd Street – Corona Plaza (local): 7 Mets – Willets Point (express): <7> | ||||||||
| Next south |
90th Street – Elmhurst Avenue (local): 7 61st Street – Woodside (express): <7> | ||||||||
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| Next north |
Flushing – Main Street: 7 <7> Mets – Willets Point (local; game days only): 7 | ||||||||
| Next south |
74th Street – Broadway (local): 7 61st Street – Woodside (express): <7> | ||||||||
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Junction Boulevard (originally Junction Avenue)[2] is an express station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, Queens.
History
This elevated station opened on April 21, 1917, as part of a large extension of the Flushing Line from its previous eastern terminus at Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza. It was part of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, albeit served by shuttles of IRT dimensions, and the two companies jointly operated the Flushing and Astoria Lines due to the provisions of the Dual Contracts. The station was renamed Junction Boulevard in 1940.[3]
Station layout
| 3F | Crossover | Transfer between platforms |
| P Platform level |
Southbound local | ← toward 34th Street – Hudson Yards (90th Street – Elmhurst Avenue) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Peak-direction express | ← toward 34th Street – Hudson Yards (AM rush) (61st Street – Woodside) → toward Flushing – Main Street (PM rush) (Mets – Willets Point) → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Northbound local | → toward Flushing – Main Street (103rd Street – Corona Plaza) → | |
| M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines (Elevator at NE corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue) |
| G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
This station has two island platforms and three tracks. The two outer local tracks are used by the full-time 7 local service while the middle express track is used by the rush-hour peak direction <7> express service. Both platforms have red canopies with green frames and support columns in the center and are narrower at either ends.
This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms tracks. Four staircases from each corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue go up to a mezzanine that has a token booth in the center and a turnstile bank on the east and west sides.[4] These turnstile banks lead to a crossunder and has a single staircase going up to each platform towards the west (railroad south) end.
This station was made ADA accessible in 2007, at the cost of $6 million. From the northeast corner of the intersection this station is located at, a single elevator goes up to an enclosed overpass above the platforms with an intermediate stop at the mezzanine. The overpass has two HEET turnstiles and a gate that is automatically opened when a MetroCard is swiped at either turnstile. Inside, two elevators go down to the platforms, one for each. Previously, an "AutoGate" Reduced-fare MetroCard was required to open the gate.[5][6] An emergency staircase goes down to the Manhattan-bound platform and an employee-facility is on the Flushing-bound end of the overpass.
References
- ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". MTA New York City Transit. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "STATION SITES FOR NEW SUBWAYS; Pamphlet Issued by Utilities Board Contains List of Stops on Dual System.". The New York Times. July 6, 1913. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "1940 BMT system map" (PDF). NYCSubway. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Corona" (PDF). Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York). 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "NYC Official Accessibility Guide" (PDF). nyc.gov. City of New York. 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Zimmer, Amy (June 13, 2002). "Stuck in the System: Disabled rider questions subway access". disablednyc.com. City Hall: Metro New York. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Junction Boulevard (IRT Flushing Line). |
- nycsubway.org—IRT Flushing Line: Junction Boulevard
- Station Reporter — 7 Train
- The Subway Nut — Junction Boulevard Pictures
- Junction Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
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