168th Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
168th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Jamaica Avenue & 168th Street Queens, NY 11433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Queens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′20″N 73°47′40″W / 40.70556°N 73.79444°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line | BMT Jamaica Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | None (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | Jamaica Surface Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 3, 1918[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | September 10, 1977[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former/other names | Cliffside Avenue[2] Grand Street[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423 160th Street (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 168th Street station was the
History
Early years
168th Street was part of two Dual Contracts extensions of the BMT Broadway-Jamaica Line east of
Decline and closure
In 1937, the
Many groups had called for the removal of the extension in the Jamaica Business district since shortly after it opened, and by the 1960s the city planned to close the station and significant portions of the line in Jamaica.[10] Many merchants blamed the line for causing blight and hurting business in the neighborhood.[7][11]
The line was also torn down in preparation for the completion of the
Current status
In spite of the support of local business owners for the demolition of the line, stores continued to suffer and several establishments closed due to the absence of the El. This included the large
Unlike the 160th Street and Sutphin Boulevard stations, which were completely demolished in 1979,[12] 168th Street's former control tower, known as the "Station and Trainmen's Building",[13] still remains standing on the southeast corner of 165th Street and Jamaica Avenue. It sits inactive atop a block of storefronts. The exit stairways for the station were purchased by a private citizen to be used on their estate in Nissequogue on the Long Island Sound.[14]
The
Station layout
This elevated station had two tracks and one
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "New Subway Line: Affords a Five-Cent Fare Between Manhattan and Jamaica, L.I." (PDF). The New York Times. July 7, 1918. p. 30.
- ^ a b c
- "Open New Subway To Regular Traffic; First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials ... New Extensions of Elevated Railroad Service … Currents of Travel to Change". The New York Times. No. July 2, 1918. July 2, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- "'L' Trains Now Run Through to Jamaica" (PDF). No. July 4, 1918. Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, NY). July 4, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 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 10, 1919. pp. 61, 71, 285, 286. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 2, 1918. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b The New York Transit Authority in the 1970s, nycsubway.org
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Dembart, Lee (September 9, 1977). "A Sentimental Journey on the BMT..." (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 24, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 8, 1937. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Herman, Robin (July 4, 1979). "For Jamaica, Redevelopment Is a Promise Unfulfilled; Projects Are Thwarted". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Fowler, Glenn (July 27, 1975). "Proposal to End Jamaica Ave. El at Queens Blvd. Is Opposed" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Breslin, Rosemary (May 22, 1983). "After A Long Slide, Hope For Jamaica". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 3, 1930. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Topics; In Transit Tendentious Traveler Stylish Stairs Clamped Cars". The New York Times. July 23, 1978. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Kirk (December 9, 1988). "Big Changes For Subways Are to Begin". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "Queens Merchants Win More Bus Service". The New York Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Jamaica" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ New York City Transit Authority (October 7, 1957). "Image Showing BMT Jamaica Elevated Entrance at Jamaica Avenue and 165th Street: Jamaica Line (BMT)". New York Transit Museum. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ New York City Board of Transportation (February 28, 1944). "168th Street Station on the BMT Nassau Street /Jamaica Line. Showing the platform with stationed train and passengers". New York Transit Museum. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 16, 1936. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
External links
- nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: 168th Street
- nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: