Woodhaven Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Woodhaven Boulevard is an elevated station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven, Queens.[4] It is served by the J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.[5]

Woodhaven Blvd  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Brooklyn bound platform
Station statistics
Address	Woodhaven Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11421
Borough	Queens
Locale	Woodhaven
Coordinates	40.693622°N 73.852158°W / 40.693622; -73.852158
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times) ​      Z  (rush hours, peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q56 MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q52/Q53 SBS, QM15, BM5
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 28, 1917 (May 28, 1917)[1]
Station code	083[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-direction transfer available	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	1,337,787[3]  2.4%
Rank	320 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	104th Street: J  ​Z  (J  skips to 111th Street)
Next south	85th Street–Forest Parkway: J  (Z  skips to 75th Street–Elderts Lane)
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times

History

This station opened on May 28, 1917[1][6][7] under the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.

Station layout

Track layout
to 104 St to 85 St

P Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Broad Street 85th Street–Forest Parkway) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (75th Street–Elderts Lane)
	Center track	→ No track or roadbed
	Eastbound	→ toward Jamaica Center (111th Street PM rush, 104th Street other times) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center (104th Street)
	Side platform
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

The Five Points of Observation artwork on the Jamaica-bound platform

This elevated station has two tracks and two side platforms with space for a center track.[8] Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green roofs along the entire length except for a section at the west (railroad south) end. Here, there are only waist-high black steel fences.

This station has provisions built in its structure to convert it into an express station, if the center third track was to be installed. The other station on the line that had such provisions was the now demolished Sutphin Boulevard station.

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 on four other BMT Jamaica Line stations.[9][10]

Exits

This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks that allow free transfers between directions. The main one is at the extreme west end and has a single staircase from each platform, turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue.[11]

The other station house is un-staffed, containing just two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and one staircase going down to the southwest corner of 95th Street and Jamaica Avenue.[11][4] The Queens-bound staircase's landing has an exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.[11]

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. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
4. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
5. "J Subway Timetable, Effective November 17, 2019" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
9. "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
10. "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
11. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Woodhaven Boulevard
• Station Reporter — J Train
• The Subway Nut — Woodhaven Boulevard Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Woodhaven Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 95th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

From the street, looking northeast.