Rockaway Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line)

Rockaway Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Brooklyn-bound platform after renovation
Station statistics
Address	Rockaway Boulevard & Liberty Avenue Queens, NY 11417
Borough	Queens
Locale	Ozone Park
Coordinates	40°40′50″N 73°50′37″W / 40.680459°N 73.843703°WCoordinates: 40°40′50″N 73°50′37″W / 40.680459°N 73.843703°W
Division	B (IND, formerly BMT)
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A  (all times)
Transit connections	MTA Bus: Q7, Q11, Q21, Q41, Q52, Q53, Q112, QM15, QM16, QM17
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	September 25, 1915[1]
Accessibility	Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	1,729,268[2]  32.8%
Rank	279 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	88th Street: A
Next south	104th Street (local): A  Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard (Lefferts express): no regular service Aqueduct – North Conduit Avenue (Rockaway): A
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
Location

Rockaway Boulevard is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard, Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards, and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times.

History

Rockaway Boulevard was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from 80th Street through Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard, as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning on April 29, 1956.

The station was completely renovated in 2015.^[3]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Inwood – 207th Street (88th Street) ← (late night shuttle) toward Euclid Avenue (88th Street)
	Peak-direction Express	→ No regular service
	Southbound	→ toward Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park (Aqueduct – North Conduit Avenue) → → ( late nights) toward Lefferts Boulevard (104th Street) → (No service: Lefferts Boulevard (Lefferts))
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

Station before renovation

This station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service. The platforms have beige windscreens and green and brown canopies.

This station has two station-houses with the full-time one at the west (railroad north) end. Single staircases from each platform go down to the elevated station-house beneath the tracks. Inside are a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to either side of Liberty Avenue at Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevard.

The other station-house at the east (railroad south) end is also elevated and beneath the tracks, but unstaffed. It contains two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and two staircases to either side of Liberty Avenue at 96th Street. The wooden staircase landings have a high exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the system without having to go through the station.

This is the outermost station from Manhattan that is shared by all A train branches. Just past the east end of the platform, the line splits into two routes. Trains heading to Lefferts Boulevard continue east along Liberty Avenue, while those heading to the Rockaways diverge and turn south towards Howard Beach, Jamaica Bay, Broad Channel and the Rockaways.

References

1. "New Elevated Line Opened for Queens" (PDF). The New York Times. September 26, 1915. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
3. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2015/05/28/rockaway-boulevard-a-train-platform-to-close-for-summer-construction.html

External links

Southwestern stair

• nycsubway.org—IND Fulton: Rockaway Boulevard
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• The Subway Nut — Rockaway Boulevard Pictures
• 94th Street/Rockaway Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 96th Street/Cross Bay Boulevard — Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View