39th Avenue (BMT Astoria Line)

 39 Avenue
 
Temporarily closed New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address 39th Avenue & 31st Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Borough Queens
Locale Long Island City
Coordinates 40°45′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.752686°N 73.932924°W / 40.752686; -73.932924Coordinates: 40°45′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.752686°N 73.932924°W / 40.752686; -73.932924
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Astoria Line
Services none
Transit connections MTA Bus: Q102
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened February 1, 1917 (1917-02-01)
Closed July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) (reconstruction)
Rebuilt February 2019 (2019-02)
Station code 006[1]
Former/other names 39th Avenue–Beebe Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 979,103[2] Decrease 3.7%
Rank 366 out of 425
Station succession
Next north 36th Avenue: no regular service
Next south Queensboro Plaza: no regular service

39th Avenue (also known as 39th Avenue–Beebe Avenue) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 39th Avenue and 31st Street in Long Island City, Queens, it is closed for renovations until February 2019. Under normal service patterns, the station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays.

History

This station opened on February 1, 1917, along with the rest of the Astoria Line, which was originally part of the IRT, as a spur off the IRT Queensboro Line, now the IRT Flushing Line. Trains ran between Grand Central and Astoria.[3][4] On July 23, 1917, the Queensboro Bridge spur of the elevated IRT Second Avenue Line opened. At that time, all elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza used the Astoria Line while all subway trains used the Corona Line, though this was later changed with trains alternating between branches.[4][5] This station started to be served by BMT shuttles using elevated cars on April 8, 1923.[6]

On October 17, 1949, the Astoria Line became BMT-only as the tracks at Queensboro Plaza were consolidated and the platforms on the Astoria Line were shaved back to allow through BMT trains to operate on it. Service was initially provided by the Brighton Local (BMT 1) weekdays & Broadway - Fourth Avenue Local (BMT 2) at all times.[7]

Station renovations

The platforms at this station, along with six others on the Astoria Line, were lengthened to 610 feet (190 m) to accommodate ten-car trains in 1950.[8]:23 The project cost $863,000. Signals on the line had to be modified to take into account the platform extensions.[9]:633, 729

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, this station, along with 32 others, will undergo a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates will include cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[10][11] The award for Package 2 of the renovations, which will cover renovations at the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue, and 39th Avenue stations, was awarded on April 14, 2017, to Skanska USA.[12] This station, along with Broadway, closed entirely from July 2, 2018 and will reopen in February 2019.[13][14]

Station layout

Track layout
to 36 Av
to Queensboro Plaza
P
Platforms		 Side platform, temporarily closed for construction
Southbound local ← "N" train "W" train do not stop here (Queensboro Plaza)
Peak-direction express ← No regular service
Northbound local → "N" train "W" train do not stop here (36th Avenue) →
Side platform, temporarily closed for construction
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002. The center track merges with the two outer tracks south of this station.[15]

Both platforms have beige windscreens that run along their lengths and red canopies with green support columns in the center. The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering.

Exits

This station has one elevated station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. Two staircases from each platform go down to a crossunder that has a news-stand and small turnstile bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the northwest and southeast corners of 39th Avenue and 31st Street. The lower base of the platform staircases have emergency gates leading directly to the top of the street stairs.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "First Train Runs On Elevated Line to Astoria Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 1, 1917. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Annual report. 1916-1917. New York: Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917.
  5. ↑ "Subway Link Over Queensboro Bridge". The New York Times. July 22, 1917. p. 31. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Additional Subway Service to Borough of Queens". The New York Times. April 8, 1923. p. RE1. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Direct Subway Runs to Flushing, Astoria". The New York Times. October 15, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ Association, General Contractors (1950). Bulletin.
  9. ↑ Transportation, New York (N Y. ) Board of (1950). Proceedings ...
  10. ↑ "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2017. p. 17. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Broadway & 39 Av NW Stations to Undergo Extensive Repairs & Renovations". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Broadway and 39 Av stations will temporarily close for extensive renovation All times beginning 5 AM, July 2, until February 2019". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  16. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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