61st Street–Woodside (IRT Flushing Line)

61 Street–Woodside
61 Street–Woodside
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
	Platform view
Station statistics
Address	61st Street & Roosevelt Avenue; Woodside, NY 11377
Borough	Queens
Locale	Woodside
Coordinates	40°44′44.19″N 73°54′10.68″W / 40.7456083°N 73.9029667°WCoordinates: 40°44′44.19″N 73°54′10.68″W / 40.7456083°N 73.9029667°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7 (all times) <7> (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: Q32; MTA Bus: Q18, Q53 SBS, Q70 SBS; LIRR: City Terminal Zone and Port Washington Branch (at Woodside)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms; cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	April 21, 1917
Station code	456[1]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Former/other names	Woodside; Woodside–61st Street; 61st Street
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	5,457,171[2] 1%
Rank	82 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Junction Boulevard (express): <7> ; 69th Street (local): 7
Next south	52nd Street (local): 7 ; Queensboro Plaza (express): <7>
Next north	Junction Boulevard (express): <7> ; 74th Street–Broadway (local): 7
Next south	Court Square: 7 <7>
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

61st Street–Woodside is an express station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway located at 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, Queens. It is served by the 7 train, with additional peak-direction <7> service during rush hours.

History

61st Street–Woodside opened on April 21, 1917 as Woodside, as part of an extension of the IRT Flushing Line to Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza). The Long Island Rail Road station predates the station, as it originally opened in 1869.

The platforms at 61st Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.^[3]

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.^[4]

Station layout

Track layout

to Junction Blvd

to 69 St

to 52 St

to Queensboro Plz

3F Subway platforms	Southbound local	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (52nd Street)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Peak-direction express	← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (AM rush) (Queensboro Plaza) → toward Flushing–Main Street (PM rush) (Junction Boulevard) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing–Main Street (69th Street) →
2F	Mezzanine	Connection between and LIRR, station agent, MetroCard machines (Elevator at NE corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street)
1F LIRR platforms	Platform C, doors will open on the right
	PW Track 1	← Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station (Terminus)
	PW Track 2	→ Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Great Neck, Mets–Willets Point, or Flushing–Main Street) →
	Platform B, doors will open on the left or right
	ML Track 3	← Main Line toward Penn Station (Terminus)
	ML Track 1	← Main Line does not stop here →
	ML Track 2	← Main Line does not stop here →
	ML Track 4	→ Main Line toward Long Island destinations via Jamaica (Forest Hills) →
	Platform A, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Entrances/exits

This station has two island platforms and three tracks. The two outer tracks are used for the full-time 7 local service while the bidirectional center track is used for rush hour peak-direction <7> express service.^[5] There is a mezzanine located at the center, underneath the platforms, with a new ADA-accessible elevator to each platform.

Artwork includes John Cavanagh's Commuting/Community (1986), located near the stairway down to LIRR Track 4, and Dimitri Gerakaris' Woodside Continuum (1999), which forms part of the steel-grating fare-control separation.

Exits

Entrance and exit are provided by long stairs down to street level on the northern curb of Roosevelt Avenue at 61st Street, as well as to other nearby locations via the LIRR platforms. An ADA-compliant elevator provides access to street level at the northeast corner of 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, while a long escalator at the southeast corner provides entrance only. The Woodside station of the Long Island Rail Road is located directly beneath the Flushing Line station; any of the three LIRR platforms can be accessed directly from the mezzanine.

In popular culture

This station was used for a scene in John Cassavetes's 1980 film Gloria and for a scene in the Coen brothers' 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis.

References

↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.
↑ Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

External links

nycsubway.org – IRT Flushing Line: 61st Street/Woodside
nycsubway.org — Commuting/Community Artwork by John Cavanagh (1986)
nycsubway.org — Woodside Continuum Artwork by Dimitri Gerakaris (1999)
Station Reporter — 7 Train
The Subway Nut — 61st Street–Woodside Pictures
MTA's Arts For Transit — Woodside–61st Street (IRT Flushing Line)
61st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Station as seen from the LIRR platforms from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[2016-rider-2] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[3] Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.

[4] Gargan, Edward A. (June 11, 1981). "AGENCY LISTS ITS 69 MOST DETERIORATED SUBWAY STATIONS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[tracks-5] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Flushing Local	34th Street–Hudson Yards Times Square Fifth Avenue Grand Central Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue Hunters Point Avenue Court Square Queensboro Plaza 33rd Street–Rawson Street 40th Street–Lowery Street 46th Street–Bliss Street 52nd Street 61st Street–Woodside 69th Street 74th Street–Broadway 82nd Street–Jackson Heights 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue Junction Boulevard 103rd Street–Corona Plaza 111th Street Mets–Willets Point Flushing–Main Street
Flushing Express	34th Street–Hudson Yards Times Square Fifth Avenue Grand Central Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue Hunters Point Avenue Court Square Queensboro Plaza 61st Street–Woodside Junction Boulevard Mets–Willets Point Flushing–Main Street
See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Note: Service variations, station closures, and reroutes are not reflected here. Stations with asterisks have no regular peak, reverse peak, or midday service on that route. See linked articles for more information.