Northern Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Northern Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Northern Boulevard & Broadway Queens, NY 11377
Borough	Queens
Locale	Woodside
Coordinates	40°45′12″N 73°54′25″W / 40.753239°N 73.906918°WCoordinates: 40°45′12″N 73°54′25″W / 40.753239°N 73.906918°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E  (late nights)       M  (weekdays until 11 p.m.)       R  (all hours except late nights)
Transit connections	MTA Bus: Q18, Q66
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 19, 1933
Wireless service	[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,282,296[3]  0.4%
Rank	218 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	65th Street: E  M  R
Next south	46th Street: E  M  R
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays only
Location

Northern Boulevard is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Broadway, it is served by the R train at all times except nights, when the E train takes over service. The M train provides additional service here on weekdays except nights.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1 Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue weekdays (46th Street) ← toward Bay Ridge – 95th Street (46th Street) ← toward World Trade Center late nights (46th Street)
	Northbound local	→ ( weekdays) toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (65th Street) → → toward Jamaica Center late nights (65th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B2	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound express	→ do not stop here →

South side of Northern Boulevard

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. The express tracks are below the station and not visible from the platforms. West of the station, the express tracks turn south under Northern Boulevard. The tile band is Puce with a black border, and a number of replacement tiles in different shades of violet and purple have been placed during repairs. The station's name is abbreviated as "N BLVD" on the tile captions.

The station's exits are at the western end at Northern Boulevard and Broadway. Fare controls are at platform level and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The booth on the southbound side is full time. Each fare control area has one street stair. There are closed exits at the eastern end on both sides.

The IND "56th Street" direction tile and arrow are left intact on both platforms under the "Northern Blvd" tablet. There are heavy columns across one part of the station, where the New York Connecting Railroad to the Hell Gate Bridge crosses over. There is an older style wooden token booth in the mezzanine of the uptown entrance.

In the western half of this station, the express tracks go underneath the local tracks to run along Northern Boulevard. A short distance east of here, the express tracks rise to the same level as the local tracks. To the south (geographical west) of this station, there is a single crossover connecting the two tracks.

There is an emergency exit at the western end of the Forest Hills-bound platform at this station, which leads to the D3 and D4 express tracks below.

References

1. NYC Subway Wireless
2. More Subway Stations in Manhattan, Bronx in Line to Get Online, mta.info (March 25, 2015). "The first two phases included stations in Midtown Manhattan and all underground stations in Queens with the exception of the 7 Main St terminal."
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND Queens Boulevard Line: Northern Boulevard
• Station Reporter — R Train
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — Northern Boulevard Pictures
• Northern Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View