85th Street–Forest Parkway (BMT Jamaica Line)

 85 Street–Forest Parkway
 "J" train
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Manhattan-bound J train at the station in 2017
Station statistics
Address 85th Street & Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11421
Borough Queens
Locale Woodhaven
Coordinates 40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014Coordinates: 40°41′33″N 73°51′37″W / 40.692418°N 73.86014°W / 40.692418; -73.86014
Division B (BMT)
Line BMT Jamaica Line
Services       J  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Q56
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened May 28, 1917 (1917-05-28)[1][2][3]
Station code 084[4]
Former/other names Forest Parkway
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,156,600[5] Decrease 6.6%
Rank 336 out of 425
Station succession
Next north Woodhaven Boulevard: J 
Next south 75th Street–Elderts Lane: J 
(J  skips to Cypress Hills)

85th Street–Forest Parkway is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens.[6] The J train serves this station at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.[7]

Station layout and history

Track layout
to Woodhaven Blvd
to 75 St–Elderts Ln
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Cypress Hills rush hours, 75th Street–Elderts Lane other times)
← "Z" train does not stop here
Center track → No track or roadbed
Northbound → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Woodhaven Boulevard) →
→ "Z" train does not stop here →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

The station opened on May 28, 1917[1][2][3] as Forest Parkway, as part of the BRT's efforts to expand the line from City Line, Brooklyn, to 111th Street in Richmond Hill. It has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center track.[8]

From the late-1950s into the 1960s the New York City Transit Authority had a proposal to realign the BMT Jamaica Line between Crescent Street and the vicinity of 80th Street and Grant Street west of this station. This would have also included the third express tracks. The realignment was never carried out.[9] "85th Street" was added to the name in 1966.

Exits

The north exit leads to 85th street and has a crossunder.[6] The south exit, which leads to Forest Parkway, was removed.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 21, 2015.
  2. 1 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 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 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 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Neighborhood Map Woodhaven City Line Cypress Hills Forest Hills Glendale Ozone Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective June 24, 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Woodhavenites Fear Loss of Homes by El Improvement: Residents Clamor for Facts About City's Plan to Build El Structure Through Heart of Community; Official Statement Released by Transit Authority". The Leader–Observer. October 2, 1958. Retrieved July 27, 2016 – via Fulton History.
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