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80th Street (IND Fulton Street Line)
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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.
This elevated station, opened on September 25, 1915, has two side platform
s and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. It is the northernmost (railroad directions
) station in Queens on the IND Fulton Street Line
.
Both platforms have beige windscreens along their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends. Platform signs display 80 Street – Hudson Street, which was the original name of this station.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time one is at the south (geographical east) end of the station. Inside fare control, there is one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and a turnstile
bank. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either western corners of the T-intersection of 80th Street and Liberty Avenue.
The station's other entrance/exit at the north (geographical west) end also has one staircase to each platform, a waiting area, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of 77th Street and Liberty Avenue. The station house, however, is unstaffed, containing just two High Entry/Exit Turnstiles. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.
. The next stop on the Fulton Street Elevated Line was Grant Avenue
.
The connection to the BMT el was severed on April 26, 1956 and the underground IND line was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue
via a connecting tunnel with a stop at an intermediate station, also called Grant Avenue
, before going elevated to connect to the remaining sections of the BMT el. This service began on April 29, 1956.
Part of the trackways to the BMT el still remain as this line curves south into the tunnel to Grant Avenue west of 80th Street. At this point, the center track dips to a lower level from the outer tracks and becomes a yard lead into Pitkin Yard.
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 80th Street in Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....
, it 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 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 and three tracks with the center track not used in revenue service. It is the northernmost (railroad directions
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...
) station in Queens 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...
.
Both platforms have beige windscreens along their entire lengths and brown canopies with green frames and support columns except for a small section at either ends. Platform signs display 80 Street – Hudson Street, which was the original name of this station.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks. The full-time one is at the south (geographical east) end of the station. Inside fare control, there is one staircase to each platform, a waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, and 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. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two street stairs going down to either western corners of the T-intersection of 80th Street and Liberty Avenue.
The station's other entrance/exit at the north (geographical west) end also has one staircase to each platform, a waiting area, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of 77th Street and Liberty Avenue. The station house, however, is unstaffed, containing just two High Entry/Exit Turnstiles. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.
History
80th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from this location through Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual ContractsDual Contracts (New York City Subway)
The Dual Contracts of 1913, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The majority of the lines of the present-day New York Subway were built or reconstructed under these contracts...
. The next stop on the Fulton Street Elevated Line was Grant Avenue
Grant Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. It was the eastern terminal of the line until September 25, 1915, when Hudson Street–80th Street opened. The next stop to the west was Crescent Street. It closed on April 26,...
.
The connection to the BMT el was severed on April 26, 1956 and the underground IND line was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Euclid Avenue is an express station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times, and the southern terminal for the C train, at all times except late nights...
via a connecting tunnel with a stop at an intermediate station, also called Grant Avenue
Grant Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
Grant Avenue is a station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Grant and Pitkin Avenues in City Line, Brooklyn, it is served by the A train at all times....
, before going elevated to connect to the remaining sections of the BMT el. This service began on April 29, 1956.
Part of the trackways to the BMT el still remain as this line curves south into the tunnel to Grant Avenue west of 80th Street. At this point, the center track dips to a lower level from the outer tracks and becomes a yard lead into Pitkin Yard.
External links
- Station Reporter — A Lefferts
- Station Reporter — A Rockaway
- The Subway Nut — 80th Street – Hudson Street Pictures
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