75th Street–Elderts Lane station

75th Street–Elderts Lane (formerly 75th Street and originally Elderts Lane) is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 75th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction and by the J train at all other times.

 75 Street–Elderts Lane
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound J train leaving station
Station statistics
Address75th Street & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11421
BoroughOn the border of Brooklyn & Queens
LocaleCypress Hills, Brooklyn
Woodhaven, Queens
Coordinates40.691377°N 73.866534°W / 40.691377; -73.866534
DivisionB (BMT)
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services      J  (all except rush hours, peak direction)
​      Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Q56
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedMay 28, 1917 (1917-05-28)[1][2][3]
Station code085[4]
Opposite-direction transfer availableYes
Former/other namesElderts Lane
75th Street
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,029,388[5]  3.7%
Rank358 out of 424[5]
Station succession
Next north85th Street–Forest Parkway: J 
(Z  skips to Woodhaven Boulevard)
Next southCypress Hills: J 
(Z  skips to Crescent Street)

History

This station opened on May 28, 1917[1][2][3] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.

In the late 1980s, the Elderts Lane end of the station had a mezzanine area, but it was closed, and had become a haven to drugs and prostitution, so the staircases to the south end of the station were removed. When it was found that people were still getting into the closed mezzanine, the entire mezzanine area was dismantled, leaving the only exit and entrance to the station on the north side (75th Street). It was reported in Newsday on February 20, 1988 that the mezzanines at Elderts Lane, Forest Parkway and 104th Street stations would be torn down.[6]

Station layout
Track layout
to 85 St
to Cypress Hills
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Westbound local ← toward Broad Street (Cypress Hills)
← AM rush toward Broad Street (Crescent Street)
← AM rush does not stop here
Peak-direction express No track or roadbed
Eastbound local → toward Jamaica Center (85th Street-Forest Parkway) →
→ PM rush toward Jamaica Center (Woodhaven Boulevard) →
→ PM rush does not stop here →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street Level Entrance/exit

This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks with space for a center track. The station is centered between Eldert Lane and 75th Street. The eastern end (railroad north) end of the station is just east of 75th Street is in Queens while the western end (railroad south) lies over the west side of Eldert Lane. Since this portion of Eldert Lane lies on the border between Brooklyn and Queens, most of the station is in Queens, with a small portion of it in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The MTA counts the station as being in Queens. The New York City GIS portal labels the station as "75th St–Eldert Ln", with the "s" removed from "Elderts," matching the current name of the street. (The street name has evolved from Eldert's Lane to Elderts Lane to the current Eldert Lane, which gives rise to the discrepancy between the MTA naming and the street name.)[5][7][8]

Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and support columns along their entire lengths except for a small section at the south end. Here, they have black steel waist high fences with lampposts at regular intervals.

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 in four other stations on this line.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the tracks. A single staircase from the east end (railroad north) of each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossover, where a turnstile bank provides entrance/exit from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to either eastern corners of 75th Street and Jamaica Avenue. The other exit, which led to Elderts Lane, was removed.[9]

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  5. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. Newsday (New York), February 20, 1988, Saturday, CITY EDITION, "Less Money for TA Means Fewer Fixes Will Be Made," by Bob Liff, p. 2
  7. "NYCityMap • DoITT • City-Wide GIS".
  8. "ELDERT LANE: BROOKLYN-QUEENS LINE | | Forgotten New York".
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