Howard Beach–JFK Airport station
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Structure | At-grade (subway station) Elevated (AirTrain JFK station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (subway station) 1 island platform (AirTrain JFK station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4; 2 in regular service (subway station) 2 (AirTrain JFK station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 1913LIRR station)[2] December 17, 2003 (AirTrain JFK) | (||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | June 28, 1956 December 17, 2003 (connection to AirTrain JFK) | (subway station)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | 766,744[4] 67.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Howard Beach–JFK Airport station is a subway/people mover station complex located at Coleman Square between 159th Avenue and 103rd Street in Howard Beach, Queens. The New York City Subway portion of the station is on the IND Rockaway Line and is served by the Rockaway branch of the A train at all times, and the AirTrain JFK portion of the station complex is served by the AirTrain's Howard Beach branch at all times.
The station was originally a
History
The station originally opened in April 1913 as a
On June 27, 1955, the Howard Beach station, along with all the rest of the
In June 1978, the
The station was extensively reconstructed in the early 2000s, undergoing a $50 million overhaul to connect the subway station to the new
Due to extensive damage to the IND Rockaway Line by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, this was the southern terminal for A trains that normally traveled to the Rockaways while the line south of the station was being repaired. Full service to the Rockaways was restored on May 30, 2013.[30][31]
Station layout
AirTrain platform | Track 2 | Howard Beach Train toward Terminal 8 (Lefferts Boulevard) → |
Island platform with platform doors | ||
Track 1 | Howard Beach Train toward Terminal 8 (Lefferts Boulevard) → | |
Mezzanine | Fare control, overpass, transfer between subway and AirTrain | |
Subway platforms | Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← toward Inwood–207th Street (Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue) | |
Northbound express | No regular service | |
Southbound express | Trackbed | |
Southbound local | toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue or Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street (Broad Channel) → | |
Side platform | ||
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance via station house Elevators at Coleman Square and 159th Avenue |
The subway station is served by the
New York City Subway platforms
The grade-level New York City Subway station has two
Both platforms have concrete windscreens on either end and steel canopies at the portions underneath the center station building.[39][40] The platforms are offset, with the southbound platform extending slightly to the north, and the northbound platform extending slightly further south.[41] A set of staircases and escalators from each subway platform go up to the station building. There are also two elevators from each platform to the station building. Outside the subway's and AirTrain's fare control, two elevators lead from the station building to street level.[21][42]
The Rockaway-bound platform has two
Prior to the 2000s reconstruction, the design of the station and overpass resembled that of the
AirTrain JFK platform
The AirTrain JFK portion of this station has two tracks and one island platform on the upper level of the station complex.[36]: 104 The eastern end of the AirTrain platform leads to Parking Area C.[46] Unlike the New York City Subway platforms, the AirTrain JFK platforms are entirely enclosed and feature platform screen doors, which help the station maintain a constant temperature and prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks. An array of sensors detect a train's position on the track, and only when it is properly aligned will the train's doors open. This enables the AirTrain to use automatic train operation without drivers.[24][46]
The platform measures approximately 240 feet (73 m).
Exits
The exit from the complex to the Howard Beach neighborhood is on the west side, with a twisting staircase and two elevators going down to the east side of 103rd Street/Coleman Square by the T-intersection with 159th Avenue.
Gallery
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A view of the entrance to the station
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View of subway platforms, with the transfer building above the platforms
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The station as it appeared as it was being reconstructed to allow for a transfer to AirTrain JFK in 2003; note the temporary platform (left)
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The building housing the AirTrain platforms as seen from the outside of the station
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JFK AirTrain arriving at the station
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Interior of the AirTrain station
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