Woodhaven Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
Encyclopedia
Woodhaven Boulevard is a skip-stop
station
on the BMT Jamaica Line
of the New York City Subway
, located in Woodhaven, Queens
. It is served by J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.
This elevated station, opened on June 11, 1917, has two tracks and two side platform
s with space for a center track. Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green roofs along the entire length except for a section at the west (railroad south
) end. Here, there are only waist-high black steel fences.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks that allow free transfers between directions. The main one is at the extreme west end and has a single staircase from each platform, turnstile
bank, token booth, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue.
The other station house is un-staffed, containing just two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and one staircase going down to the southwest corner of 95th Street and Jamaica Avenue. The Queens
-bound staircase's landing has an exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located on four other Jamaica Line stations.
Skip-stop
Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.-Rail operation:...
station
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 BMT Jamaica Line
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...
, located in Woodhaven, Queens
Woodhaven, Queens
Woodhaven is a middle-class neighborhood located in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.Woodhaven is bordered on the north by a public park, Forest Park, and Park Lane South. Woodhaven also borders Richmond Hill to the east, and Ozone Park to the south at Atlantic Avenue...
. It is served by J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.
This elevated station, opened on June 11, 1917, 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 with space for a center track. Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies with green roofs along the entire length except for a section at the west (railroad south
Railroad directions
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) end. Here, there are only waist-high black steel fences.
This station has two entrances/exits, both of which are elevated station houses beneath the tracks that allow free transfers between directions. The main one is at the extreme west end and has a single staircase from each platform, 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, token booth, and two street stairs going down to either western corners of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue.
The other station house is un-staffed, containing just two HEET turnstiles, a staircase to each platform, and one staircase going down to the southwest corner of 95th Street and Jamaica Avenue. The 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....
-bound staircase's landing has an exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house.
The 1990 artwork here is called Five Points of Observation by Kathleen McCarthy. It affords a view of the street from the platforms and resembles a face when seen from the street. This artwork is also located on four other Jamaica Line stations.
External links
- Station Reporter — J Train
- The Subway Nut — Woodhaven Boulevard Pictures
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Woodhaven Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
- Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 95th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View