Metropolitan Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)

For other uses, see Metropolitan Avenue (disambiguation).

Metropolitan Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Metropolitan Avenue & Jamaica Avenue Queens, NY 11418
Borough	Queens
Locale	Richmond Hill
Coordinates	40°42′8.6″N73°49′2″W / 40.702389°N 73.81722°W / 40.702389; -73.81722
Division	B (BMT) [1]
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 3, 1918;105 years ago (1918-07-03) [2] [3]
Closed	April 15, 1985;38 years ago (1985-04-15) [4]
Station succession
Next north	Queens Boulevard (demolished)
Next south	121st Street
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

The Metropolitan Avenue station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Queens, New York City. It opened in 1918 and closed in 1985 in anticipation of the opening of the Archer Avenue lines. The next stop to the north was Queens Boulevard, until it was closed in 1985. The next stop to the south was 121st Street.

History

This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. ^[5] It opened on July 3, 1918 ^[3] by the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, after the removal of Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service from Dunton LIRR station, ^[2] and closed on April 15, 1985, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988. ^[4] The Q49 bus was discontinued when the rest of the Jamaica Line was connected to the Archer Avenue Subway.

Both the Metropolitan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stations were demolished in late 1990. The Jamaica–Van Wyck station, opened on December 11, 1988, is directly underneath the site of the former Metropolitan Avenue station and replaces the two former Jamaica Line stations.

Site, 20 years after demolition. The entrance to Jamaica - Van Wyck can be seen in the background.

Station layout

This elevated station had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. A short stretch of third track was added for use as a lay-up or storage track, along with a scissor crossover near the temporary Queens Boulevard terminal in 1976, in anticipation of the line being cut back from 168th Street.

References

1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
2. New York Times, New Subway Line, July 7, 1918, page 30
3. • "OPEN NEW SUBWAY TO REGULAR TRAFFIC; First Train on Seventh Avenue Line Carries Mayor and Other Officials ... New Extensions of Elevated Railroad Service … Currents of Travel to Change". No. July 2, 1918. New York Times Company. July 2, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
   • "'L' Trains Now Run Through to Jamaica" (PDF). No. July 4, 1918. Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, NY). July 4, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
   • Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York, Volume 1. New York State Public Service Commission. January 10, 1919. pp. 61, 71, 285, 286. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
4. The New York Transit Authority in the 1980s, nycsubway.org
5. Subway FAQ: A Brief History of the Subway

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Metropolitan Avenue
• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: