Sutphin Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
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Sutphin Boulevard was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line
of the New York City Subway
. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms, with space for a 3rd track in the center. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the north was 160th Street
. The next stop to the south was Queens Boulevard
. It was closed in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.
This station along with the 168th Street and 160th Street stations was demolished in 1979. However on December 11, 1988, MTA opened the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue/JFK Airport Subway Station, which served as the replacement for the former station.
BMT Jamaica Line
The Jamaica Line is an elevated rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east over Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue to...
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...
. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms, with space for a 3rd track in the center. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the north was 160th Street
160th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
160th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had 3 tracks and 2 side platforms. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the north was 168th Street. The next stop to the...
. The next stop to the south was Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
Queens Boulevard was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms, with space for a 3rd track in the center. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916. The next stop to the north was Sutphin Boulevard. The...
. It was closed in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.
This station along with the 168th Street and 160th Street stations was demolished in 1979. However on December 11, 1988, MTA opened the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue/JFK Airport Subway Station, which served as the replacement for the former station.