82nd Street–Jackson Heights (IRT Flushing Line)

82nd Street–Jackson Heights
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 82nd Street & Roosevelt Avenue
Queens, NY 11372
Borough Queens
Locale Jackson Heights
Coordinates 40°44′51.47″N 73°53′1.78″W / 40.7476306°N 73.8838278°W / 40.7476306; -73.8838278Coordinates: 40°44′51.47″N 73°53′1.78″W / 40.7476306°N 73.8838278°W / 40.7476306; -73.8838278
Division A (IRT)
Line       IRT Flushing Line
Services       7  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: Q32
MTA Bus: Q29, Q33
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened April 21, 1917 (1917-04-21)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 5,128,506[1] Decrease 0.9%
Rank 92 out of 422
Station succession
Next north 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue: 7 
Next south 74th Street–Broadway: 7 

82nd Street–Jackson Heights is a local station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens.[2] It is served by the 7 train at all times.[3]

History

Track layout
Legend
to 90 St
to 74 St

The Flushing Line was opened from Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street–Corona Plaza on April 21, 1917, with a local station at 82nd Street.[4]

The platforms at 82nd Street were extended in 1955–1956 to accommodate longer trains.[5]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local ← toward 34th Street–Hudson Yards (74th Street–Broadway)
Peak-direction express ← does not stop here →
Northbound local → toward Flushing–Main Street (90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
G Street Level Entrances/Exits

This elevated station has three tracks and two side platforms.[6] The center track is used by the peak direction rush hour <7> express service.[3] Both platforms have beige windscreens and brown canopies supported by green frames and columns in the center and black waist-high steel fences at either ends. The station signs are in the standard black name plate in white lettering. Each platform has a large "82" sign between the two staircases to the mezzanine below.

This station's one entrance/exit is an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It is built of wood and bricks and has a concrete flooring. It has three staircases from all corners of 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue except the southeast one and a token booth in the center.[7] Two turnstile banks at either ends lead to a waiting area/crossunder and one staircase to each platform at the center.

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Corona" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "7 Subway Timetable, Effective November 7, 2016" (PDF). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Transit Service on Corona Extension of Dual Subway System Opened to the Public". The New York Times. April 22, 1917. p. RE1. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  5. ↑ Authority, New York City Transit (1955-01-01). Minutes and Proceedings.
  6. ↑ Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  7. ↑ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Corona" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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