40th Street–Lowery Street station

40th Street–Lowery Street is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 7 local train at all times.

 40 Street–Lowery Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address40th Street & Queens Boulevard
Sunnyside, NY 11104
BoroughQueens
LocaleSunnyside
Coordinates40°44′37.72″N 73°55′27.04″W
DivisionA (IRT)
Line      IRT Flushing Line
Services      7  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Q32
MTA Bus: Q60
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedApril 21, 1917 (1917-04-21)
Station code459[1]
Opposite-direction transfer availableNo
Former/other namesLowery Street
Traffic
Passengers (2019)3,074,342[2]  0.9%
Rank164 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next north46th Street–Bliss Street: 7 
Next south33rd Street–Rawson Street: 7 

History
Track layout
to 46 St–Bliss St
to 33 St–Rawson St

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to Alburtis Avenue (now 103rd Street–Corona Plaza) on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 40th Street.[3]

The platforms at 40th Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate 11-car trains.[4]

Station layout
P
Platform level
Side platform
Southbound local ← toward Hudson Yards (33rd Street–Rawson Street)
Peak-direction express ← AM rush does not stop here
← PM rush/evenings does not stop here →
Northbound local → toward Flushing–Main Street (46th Street–Bliss Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
G Street level Entrances/exits
Street view

The station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by peak-direction <7> express trains during rush hours.

In 1998, the name "Lowery", a former name for 40th Street in 1917 at the time of construction,[5] was removed from the station and maps, but was restored in 2004 as part of a historical move. The 1999 artwork featured at the station is called Q is for Queens by Yumi Heo.

Exit

The exit is under the tracks in the median of Queens Boulevard. The exit is at 40th Street with two stairs from each platform. Since fare control is on different sides of the exit, there is no free transfer between directions, although the station's layout could allow one.[6] This makes the station one of only two stations along the 7 (the other being Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue) to not have a crossover or crossunder.


References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Transit Service on Corona Extension of Dual Subway System Opened to the Public". The New York Times. April 22, 1917. p. RE1. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  4. Authority, New York City Transit (January 1, 1955). Minutes and Proceedings.
  5. "QUEENS BOULEVARD along the Flushing El". Forgotten NY. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  6. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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