Beach 105th Street (IND Rockaway Line)
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Beach 105th Street, sometimes referred as Beach 105th Street – Seaside, is a station
on the IND Rockaway Line
of the New York City Subway
, located at Beach 105th Street on the Rockaway Freeway in Queens
. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A
trains.
This elevated station has two tracks and two side platform
s on a concrete viaduct. Both platforms have beige windscreens and canopies with green support columns in the center and waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a token booth, turnstile
bank, waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, two staircases to each platform at the center, and two staircases going down to either side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 105th and Beach 104th Streets. The two southern staircases are connected to the station house with a canopied overpass. The Rockaway Park-bound platform has a now-sealed exit-only at the north end. South of this station, the IND Rockaway Line descends to ground level.
Beach 105th Street has the second lowest ridership of any New York City subway station the lowest in patronage of subway stations with regular daily service (the seasonal-use Aqueduct Racetrack
station is the least-used station overall). 65,802 passengers used the station in 2010.
in 1880 as Seaside Station (also an earlier name for Babylon
) for the Rockaway Beach Branch
at 102nd Street. It also included a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway
. A second station at Beach 104th Street became its replacement in April 1888, only to be burned on September 20, 1892. The third station was built in 1892 and burned on August 29, 1893. The fourth station was built in 1894 and renovated between April and May 1899. Like many of the stations on the Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway Branch
es, it burned for a third time in 1941 and replaced with an elevated railroad station that opened in 1942. A 1950 fire at The Raunt
destroyed the trestle across Jamaica Bay, forcing the LIRR reroute Rockaway Beach service along the Far Rockaway Branch through the Hammels Wye for the next five years. This station was closed on October 3, 1955, purchased by the New York City Transit Authority
, rebuilt and reopened as a subway station on June 28, 1956.
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 Rockaway Line
IND Rockaway Line
The IND Rockaway Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway. It branches from the IND Fulton Street Line at Rockaway Boulevard, extending over the Jamaica Bay, into the Rockaways.-History:...
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 at Beach 105th Street on the Rockaway Freeway 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....
. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only 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....
trains.
This elevated station has two 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 on a concrete viaduct. Both platforms have beige windscreens and canopies with green support columns in the center and waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station's only entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a token booth, 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, waiting area that allows a free transfer between directions, two staircases to each platform at the center, and two staircases going down to either side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 105th and Beach 104th Streets. The two southern staircases are connected to the station house with a canopied overpass. The Rockaway Park-bound platform has a now-sealed exit-only at the north end. South of this station, the IND Rockaway Line descends to ground level.
Beach 105th Street has the second lowest ridership of any New York City subway station the lowest in patronage of subway stations with regular daily service (the seasonal-use Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack (IND Rockaway Line)
Aqueduct Racetrack is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. Located on the west side of Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, it is served by northbound A trains but is open only on racing days from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m....
station is the least-used station overall). 65,802 passengers used the station in 2010.
History
This station previously had six different names. It was originally opened by the Long Island Rail RoadLong Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
in 1880 as Seaside Station (also an earlier name for Babylon
Babylon (LIRR station)
Babylon is a station on the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Babylon, New York at Railroad Avenue west of Deer Park Avenue. It is on the Montauk Branch, and is the eastern terminus of the Babylon Branch service...
) for the Rockaway Beach Branch
Rockaway Beach Branch
The Rockaway Beach Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York City, United States. The line left the Main Line at Whitepot Junction in Rego Park heading south via Ozone Park and across Jamaica Bay to Hammels in the Rockaways turning west there to a...
at 102nd Street. It also included a trolley stop of the Ocean Electric Railway
Ocean Electric Railway
The Ocean Electric Railway was a street car line that operated on The Rockaways. It ran parallel to parts of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road...
. A second station at Beach 104th Street became its replacement in April 1888, only to be burned on September 20, 1892. The third station was built in 1892 and burned on August 29, 1893. The fourth station was built in 1894 and renovated between April and May 1899. Like many of the stations on the Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway Branch
Far Rockaway Branch
The Far Rockaway Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station; the Long Beach Branch also begins there, heading east and south to Long Beach,...
es, it burned for a third time in 1941 and replaced with an elevated railroad station that opened in 1942. A 1950 fire at The Raunt
The Raunt (LIRR station)
The Raunt was a former Long Island Rail Road station on the Rockaway Beach Branch. It had no address and no station house, because it was meant strictly as a dropping-off point for fishermen using a small island in Jamaica Bay. The station was located 1300 feet west of signal station "ER" , and...
destroyed the trestle across Jamaica Bay, forcing the LIRR reroute Rockaway Beach service along the Far Rockaway Branch through the Hammels Wye for the next five years. This station was closed on October 3, 1955, purchased by the New York City Transit Authority
New York City Transit Authority
The New York City Transit Authority is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City...
, rebuilt and reopened as a subway station on June 28, 1956.
External links
- Station Reporter — Rockaway Park Shuttle
- Seaside Station (Arrt's Arrchives):
- The Subway Nut — Beach 105th Street – Seaside Pictures
- entrance from Google Maps Street View
