Jamaica–179th Street station
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Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 11, 1950[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | ADA-accessible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 3,944,828[4] 6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 67 out of 423[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Jamaica–179th Street station is an express
Jamaica–179th Street was opened on December 11, 1950, although a station had been planned at 178th Street as early as 1928. At the time, the Queens Boulevard Line was part of the
History
The 179th Street station (drawn up as 178th Street) had been planned along with the rest of the
Calls from the local community to build a new station at 178th Street occurred as early as 1932; several of these requests came from the
In January 1941, city councilman James A. Burke proposed extending the line to 178th Street, in order to relieve congestion at 169th Street. Burke believed that a station could be built within the existing tunnel and trackage and cost only $100,000, while engineers from the Board of Transportation stated it would require additional tunneling and new relay tracks extending to 184th Street.[21] In July 1941, the Board of Transportation requested funding for a new express terminal station to replace 169th Street.[22] Construction was delayed, however, due to material shortages caused by the Great Depression, and further delayed due to the onset of World War II.[2][23]
The plans for the station were approved after the war in 1946, in order to "provide a more satisfactory terminal" for the line.
In 1981, the MTA listed the 179th Street station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system.
Service history
Initially, E trains served the station at all times, while F trains only operated to the station during late nights.[2][28] In 1951, F trains were extended to 179th Street during the day as well.[39] In 1953, the platforms at several IND stations were lengthened to allow eleven-car trains; originally, service was provided with ten-car trains.[a][41] The lengthened trains began running during rush hour on September 8, 1953. Eleven-car trains would only operate on weekdays.[42]: 37–38 The extra car increased the total carrying capacity by 4,000 passengers.[41] The operation of eleven-car trains ended in 1958 because of operational difficulties. The signal blocks, especially in Manhattan, were too short to accommodate the longer trains, and the motormen had a very small margin of error to properly platform the train. It was found that operating ten-car trains allowed for two additional trains per hour to be scheduled.[43]
179th Street served as the full-time northern terminal for both Queens Boulevard express services (the E and F trains), which led to congestion at the station,
Starting in 2001, selected rush-hour E trains began running to 179th Street, making express stops along Hillside Avenue, due to capacity constraints at Jamaica Center.[47][48] Starting on August 28, 2023, and continuing through the first quarter of 2024, E service to 179th Street was temporarily suspended.[49]
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent Elevator at southeast corner of 179th Place and Hillside Avenue | |
Platform level |
Track 1 | ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (169th Street) ← toward World Trade Center (select weekday trips) (Parsons Boulevard) |
Island platform | ||
Track 3 | ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (169th Street) ← toward World Trade Center (select weekday trips) (Parsons Boulevard) | |
Track 4 | termination track → termination track (select weekday trips) → | |
Island platform | ||
Track 2 | termination track → termination track (select weekday trips) → |
This underground station is identical to a typical express station, with four tracks and two
To the east is a large storage and relay yard consisting of two levels with four relay tracks each,
The station has beige wall tiles with intertwining blue and orange stripes, representing the two colors of the
The station lies about 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west of the city's border with
Extension provisions
The configuration of the relay tracks is evidence of the original plans to build an extension of the Queens Boulevard Line further east into Queens. The line would have continued under Hillside Avenue to
Entrances and exits
The station has a total of 15 staircase entrances and 1 elevator entrance.[35][50][65] There are seven full-time entrances at four locations (consisting of six stairs and one elevator), which are indicated in green, and nine other part-time entrances, which are indicated in red.[35]
Exit location | Exit type | Number of exits |
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NE corner of Hillside Avenue and 178th Street | Staircase | 1 |
SE corner of Hillside Avenue and 178th Street | Staircase | 1 |
North side of Hillside Avenue and 179th Street | Staircase | 2 |
SW corner of Hillside Avenue and 179th Street | Staircase | 1 |
SE corner of Hillside Avenue and 179th Street | Staircase | 1 |
NE corner of Hillside Avenue and 179th Place | Staircase | 2 |
SE corner of Hillside Avenue and 179th Place | Staircase | 3 |
Elevator | 1 | |
SW corner of Hillside Avenue and 180th Street | Staircase | 1 |
NW corner of Hillside Avenue and Midland Parkway | Staircase | 1 |
NE corner of Hillside Avenue and Midland Parkway | Staircase | 1 |
SW corner of Hillside Avenue and 181st Street | Staircase | 1 |
Nearby points of interest
The childhood home of former president Donald Trump, located at 85-15 Wareham Place, is a few blocks away from the Midland Parkway entrance to the station. Trump's father Fred Trump built the house a year after the station opened, in 1951.[72]
A mosaic sign within one of the station's exits points to the "Monastery and Retreat House". This refers to the Passionist Monastery of the Immaculate Conception and Bishop Molloy Retreat House, located along a 12-acre (4.9 ha) complex one block north of the station.[73]
Notes
- ^ The platforms at 75th Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard on the Queens Boulevard Line were lengthened to allow 11-car operation on the E and F routes. The subway cars on the IND were built to be 60 feet (18.3 m) long. These cars typically operated in 10-car trains, with an entire train length being 600 feet (182.9 m). When platforms at stations were lengthened to accommodate 11-car trains, the platforms had to be extended an additional car length, or 60 feet (18.3 m), making the platform at least 660 feet (201.2 m) long.[40]: 185
- ^ Some sources state that the relay tracks end at 184th Street.[26] Others state that the tracks extend to 184th Place/185th Street or 186th Street.[19][57][24][58]
- ^ A maximum of 14 to 15 F trains per hour operate from the station during peak hours, while three E trains per hour depart or arrive at the station during peak hours only.[60] Under MTA standards, the station could facilitate up to 15 trains per hour from two full-time services, a total of 30 trains per hour.[61][62]
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External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Queens Boulevard Line: 179th Street
- The Subway Nut — Jamaica–179th Street Pictures
- 179th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Edgerton Boulevard — 178th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 179th Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 180th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Midland Parkway entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View