111th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)
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111th Street is a station
on the IND Fulton Street Line
of the New York City Subway
, located on Liberty Avenue at 111th Street in Queens
. The station is served by the A
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has three tracks and two side platform
s with the middle track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens for the entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full time side is at the east (railroad south
) end. It has one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, a turnstile
bank, a token booth, and two staircases down to either eastern corners of Liberty Avenue and 111th Street. The other station house also has one staircase to each platform, waiting area, and two staircases to 109th Street and Liberty Avenue (one to the southeast corner and the another along the north side of Liberty Avenue). However, this entrance/exit is unstaffed, containing just High Entry/Exit and Exit-Only turnstiles.
This is one of six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens that were originally constructed as part of the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street
to Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard opened on September 25, 1915 as an extension of the Fulton Street Elevated. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956 with a new connection to the IND Fulton Street Line opening three days later. The Fulton Street Elevated west of Hudson Street was closed and eventually demolished.
The station has gone by a number of different names. It opened as Greenwood Avenue. A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Greenwood Avenue" with "111th St." below it in parentheses and smaller print. By 1948, "Greenwood" and "111 St." were shown in equal sizes, and by 1959, the station's name was shown as "111 St–Greenwood". The current official map shows the name as just "111 St". However, station signs still show "111th Street – Greenwood Avenue".
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Fulton Street Line
IND Fulton Street Line
The IND Fulton Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, extending from the Cranberry Street Tunnel under the East River through all of central Brooklyn to a terminus in Ozone Park, Queens. The IND Rockaway Line branches from it. It forms part of the A...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
, located on Liberty Avenue at 111th Street in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. The station is served by the A
A (New York City Subway service)
The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Its route bullet is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train at all times.
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has three tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s with the middle track not used in revenue service. Both platforms have beige windscreens for the entire length and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full time side is at the east (railroad south
Railroad directions
Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on railroad systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions...
) end. It has one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, a turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank, a token booth, and two staircases down to either eastern corners of Liberty Avenue and 111th Street. The other station house also has one staircase to each platform, waiting area, and two staircases to 109th Street and Liberty Avenue (one to the southeast corner and the another along the north side of Liberty Avenue). However, this entrance/exit is unstaffed, containing just High Entry/Exit and Exit-Only turnstiles.
This is one of six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens that were originally constructed as part of the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street
80th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)
80th Street is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Liberty Avenue at 80th Street in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by the A train at all times....
to Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard opened on September 25, 1915 as an extension of the Fulton Street Elevated. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956 with a new connection to the IND Fulton Street Line opening three days later. The Fulton Street Elevated west of Hudson Street was closed and eventually demolished.
The station has gone by a number of different names. It opened as Greenwood Avenue. A 1924 system map portrayed the station as "Greenwood Avenue" with "111th St." below it in parentheses and smaller print. By 1948, "Greenwood" and "111 St." were shown in equal sizes, and by 1959, the station's name was shown as "111 St–Greenwood". The current official map shows the name as just "111 St". However, station signs still show "111th Street – Greenwood Avenue".
External links
- Station Reporter — A Lefferts
- The Subway Nut — 111th Street – Greenwood Avenue Pictures
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=88+Street+%26+Liberty+Avenue+nyc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.313287,76.552734&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Liberty+Ave+%26+88th+St,+Queens,+New+York+11417&ll=40.684885,-73.830786&spn=0.00384,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.684841,-73.830885&panoid=36L_dh_HCzZP10tpZIXhGQ&cbp=12,190.57,,0,1.12111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=88+Street+%26+Liberty+Avenue+nyc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.313287,76.552734&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Liberty+Ave+%26+88th+St,+Queens,+New+York+11417&ll=40.68399,-73.83306&spn=0.00384,0.013433&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.684029,-73.83295&panoid=KX9-4g-_FFLXaVsTu5OyJA&cbp=12,102.85,,0,-6.07109th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]