Woodhaven Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)

Woodhaven Boulevard
Woodhaven Boulevard
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Woodhaven Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue; Queens, NY 11421
Borough	Queens
Locale	Woodhaven
Coordinates	40°41′37″N 73°51′08″W / 40.693622°N 73.852158°WCoordinates: 40°41′37″N 73°51′08″W / 40.693622°N 73.852158°W
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[1]
Station code	083[2]
Accessible	not ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	1,512,676[3] 0%
Rank	302 out of 425
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)
Location
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

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]

Station layout

Track layout

to 104 St

to 85 St

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Broad Street (85th Street–Forest Parkway) ← toward Broad Street rush hours (75th Street–Elderts Lane)
	Center track	→ No track or roadbed
	Northbound	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (111th Street) → → toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer rush hours (Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport) → (Temporarily closed: 104th Street)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
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 opened on May 28, 1917,^[1] and has two tracks and two side platforms with space for a center track.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[9]^[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.^[9]

References

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.
- "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.
- 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.
↑ "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.
1 2 "Neighborhood Map Woodhaven City Line Cypress Hills Forest Hills Glendale Ozone Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
↑ "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective June 24, 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
↑ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
↑ "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 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.

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[one-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.

"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.

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.

[mwZA] "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.

[mwbg] "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.

[mweQ] 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.

[stationinformation-2] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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

[:0-4] 1 2 "Neighborhood Map Woodhaven City Line Cypress Hills Forest Hills Glendale Ozone Park" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[NYCSJZ-5] "J/Z Subway Timetable, Effective June 24, 2018" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[tracks-6] Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.

[7] "www.nycsubway.org: Artwork: Five Points of Observation (Kathleen McCarthy)". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

[8] "MTA - Arts & Design | NYCT Permanent Art". web.mta.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

[maps-9] 1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Woodhaven" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Nassau Street Local	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 111th Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 85th Street–Forest Parkway 75th Street–Elderts Lane Cypress Hills Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Cleveland Street Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Halsey Street Gates Avenue Kosciuszko Street Myrtle Avenue Flushing Avenue Lorimer Street Hewes Street Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad Street
Nassau Street Express	Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport 121st Street 104th Street Woodhaven Boulevard 75th Street–Elderts Lane Crescent Street Norwood Avenue Van Siclen Avenue Alabama Avenue Broadway Junction Chauncey Street Gates Avenue Myrtle Avenue Marcy Avenue Essex Street Bowery Canal Street Chambers Street Fulton Street Broad 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.