Sutphin Boulevard station (BMT Jamaica Line)

Sutphin Boulevard
Former New York City Subway station
Site, 30 years after demolition
Station statistics
Address	Jamaica Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard Queens, New York 11435
Borough	Queens
Locale	Jamaica
Coordinates	40°42′6″N73°48′28″W / 40.70167°N 73.80778°W / 40.70167; -73.80778
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;106 years ago (1918-07-03) [2] [3]
Closed	September 10, 1977;47 years ago (1977-09-10) [4]
Station succession
Next north	160th Street (demolished)
Next south	Queens Boulevard (demolished)
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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 Sutphin Boulevard station was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line in Queens, New York City.

History

This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. ^[5] It opened on July 3, 1918, ^[3] after the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit service was eliminated from Jamaica Station. ^[2]

The station closed on September 10, 1977, with the Q49 bus replacing it until December 11, 1988, ^[4] 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. It was replaced by the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station, which opened on December 11, 1988. Between the closing of the el station and its replacement subway station, the existing Sutphin Boulevard station, four blocks to the north on Hillside Avenue served as a temporary substitute.

Station layout

It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. This station had provisions built in its structure to convert it into an express station, if the center third track was to be built. The other station on the line that had such provisions was the Woodhaven Boulevard station.

See also

• Sutphin Boulevard station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
• Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station

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. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
   • 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 1970s, nycsubway.org
5. Subway FAQ: A Brief History of the Subway

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Sutphin Boulevard
• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: