67th Avenue station

67 Avenue   ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
R160 R train departing from the northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	67th Avenue & Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, NY
Borough	Queens
Locale	Forest Hills
Coordinates	40°43′37″N73°51′13″W / 40.726966°N 73.853703°W / 40.726966; -73.853703
Division	B (IND) [1]
Line	IND Queens Boulevard Line
Services	E   (late nights) ​   F   (late nights) ​   M   (weekdays during the day) ​   R   (all times except late nights)
Transit	MTA Bus: Q60, QM11, QM18
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	December 31, 1936;87 years ago (1936-12-31)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,658,341 [2]   11.5%
Rank	194 out of 423 [2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station 63rd Drive–Rego Park E   ​ F   ​ M   ​ R   via Queens Plaza Local Forest Hills–71st Avenue E   ​ F   ​ M   ​ R   Terminus does not stop here
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Forest Hills–71st Avenue to 63rd Drive–Rego Park
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops weekdays during the day

The 67th Avenue station is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 67th Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens, it is served by the M train on weekdays, the R train at all times except nights, and the E and F trains during late nights.

History

The Queens Boulevard Line was one of the first lines built by the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND), ^{[3] [4] [5]} and stretches between the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and 179th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. ^{[3] [5] [6]} The Queens Boulevard Line was in part financed by a Public Works Administration (PWA) loan and grant of $25,000,000. ^[7] In 1934 and 1935, construction of the extension to Jamaica was suspended for 15 months and was halted by strikes. ^[8] Construction was further delayed due to a strike in 1935, instigated by electricians opposing wages paid by the General Railway Signal Company. ^[9] By August 1935, work had resumed on the 67th Avenue station and three other stations on the Queens Boulevard Line. ^[10]

On December 31, 1936, the IND Queens Boulevard Line was extended by eight stops, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km), from its previous terminus at Roosevelt Avenue to Union Turnpike, and the 67th Avenue station opened as part of this extension. ^{[11] [12] [13]} The E train, which initially served all stops on the new extension, began making express stops in April 1937, ^[14] and local GG trains began serving the extension at the time. ^[15]

Mezzanine level

On February 5, 1962, the 67th Drive entrance to the station and a change booth opened. The entrance included three low turnstiles and two high exit turnstiles. This entrance has been built along with the rest of the station, but had not been opened until this point because the station's ridership had not warranted it. ^[16]

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, was scheduled to undergo a complete overhaul. This station would have been entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would have included cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. ^{[17] [18]} However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding. ^[19]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Mezzanine		Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound local	← toward Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue weekdays (63rd Drive–Rego Park) ← toward Bay Ridge–95th Street (63rd Drive–Rego Park) ← toward World Trade Center late nights (63rd Drive–Rego Park) ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue late nights (63rd Drive–Rego Park)
	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound express	→ do not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays (Terminus) → → toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue (Terminus) → → toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer late nights (Forest Hills–71st Avenue) → → toward Jamaica–179th Street late nights (Forest Hills–71st Avenue) →
	Side platform

Mosaic name tablet

Easternmost stair

There are four tracks and two side platforms; ^[20] the two center express tracks are used by the E and F trains at all times except late nights. ^[21] The E and F trains serve the station at night, ^{[22] [23]} the M train serves the station on weekdays during the day, ^[24] and the R train serves the station at all times except late nights. ^[25] The station is between 63rd Drive–Rego Park to the west and Forest Hills–71st Avenue to the east. ^[26] Black columns separate them from the local tracks, some of which have a "67TH AVE" sign on them in black lettering on a white background.

Both platform walls have a blue tile band with a black border and mosaic name tablets reading "67TH AVE." in white sans-serif lettering on a black background and matching blue border. Small tile captions reading "67TH AVE" in white lettering on black run below the trim line, and directional signs in the same style are present below some of the name tablets.^{[ citation needed ]} The tile band was part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND. ^[27] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan. As such, the blue tiles used at the 67th Avenue station are also used at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue, the next express station to the west, while a different tile color is used at Forest Hills–71st Avenue, the next express station to the east. Blue tiles are similarly used at the other local stations between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st Avenue. ^{[28] [29]}

Dark blue I-beam columns run along both platforms for their entire length with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.^{[ citation needed ]} The I-beam piers are located every 15 feet (4.6 m) and support girders above the platforms. The roof girders are also connected to columns in the walls adjoining each platform. ^{[30] : 3}

The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. The outer walls of this trough are composed of columns, spaced approximately every 5 feet (1.5 m) with concrete infill between them. There is a 1-inch (25 mm) gap between the tunnel wall and the platform wall, which is made of 4-inch (100 mm)-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish. The columns between the tracks are also spaced every 5 feet (1.5 m), with no infill. ^{[30] : 3}

Exits

The station has a full length mezzanine, which also have dark blue I-beam columns, above the platforms. There are six staircases to each platform and the fare control areas are at either ends. The full-time one is at the west (railroad south) end. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs to either eastern corner of Queens Boulevard and 67th Avenue. The station's other fare control area at the east (railroad north) end is un-staffed, containing full height turnstiles, no booth, and two street stairs to either eastern corner of Queens Boulevard and 67th Drive. ^[31]

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. Duffus, R.L. (September 22, 1929). "Our Great Subway Network Spreads Wider; New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
4. "Queens Subway Work Ahead of Schedule; Completion Will Lead to Big Apartment Building, Says William C. Speers". The New York Times. April 7, 1929. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
5. "Queens Lauded as Best Boro By Chamber Chief". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 23, 1929. p. 40. Retrieved October 4, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
6. "New Subway Routes in Hylan Program to Cost $186,046,000" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1925. p. 1.
7. "TEST TRAINS RUNNING IN QUEENS SUBWAY; Switch and Signal Equipment of New Independent Line Is Being Checked". The New York Times. December 20, 1936. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 26, 2016.
8. Neufeld, Ernest (August 23, 1936). "Men Toil Under Earth to Build Subway" (PDF). Long Island Daily Press. p. 2 (Section 2). Retrieved August 12, 2016.
9. See:
   • "500 More Quit Subway Work On Boulevard: General Strike Order Issued Today; 72 Walk Out in Jamaica" (PDF). Long Island Daily Press. April 2, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
   • "Aldermen Probe Strike on Subway" (PDF). Long Island Daily Press. April 3, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
10. "Work Progressing on Queens Subway". The New York Times. August 11, 1935. p. RE2. ISSN   0362-4331. ProQuest   101425888.
11. Roger P. Roess; Gene Sansone (August 23, 2012). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 416–417. ISBN   978-3-642-30484-2.
12. "City Subway Opens Queens Link Today; Extension Brings Kew Gardens Within 36 Minutes of 42d St. on Frequent Trains". The New York Times. December 31, 1936. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 26, 2016.
13. "Mayor Takes 2,000 for a Ride ln Queens Subway Extension: Heads Civic Leaders in 10-Car Train Over Route to Kew Gardens That Opens at 7 A. M. Today; Warns of 15-Cent Fare if Unity Plan Fails The Mayor Brings Rapid Transit to Kew Gardens". New York Herald Tribune. December 31, 1936. p. 34. ISSN   1941-0646. ProQuest   1222323973.
14. "Trains Testing Jamaica Link Of City Subway". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 10, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
15. "Jamaica Will Greet Subway" (PDF). The New York Sun. April 23, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
16. "For Immediate Release: Friday, February 2, 1962 #230" (PDF). New York City Transit Authority. February 2, 1962. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
17. Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". gothamist.com. Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
18. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
19. Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
20. Dougherty, Peter (2002). "NYC Track Map Book Page 50 Queens F" (PDF). nyctrackmapbook.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
21. "Late Night Subway Service" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 23, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
22. "ESubway Timetable, Effective December 4, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
23. "FSubway Timetable, Effective August 28, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
24. "MSubway Timetable, Effective August 28, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
25. "RSubway Timetable, Effective August 28, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
26. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
27. "Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are". The New York Times. August 22, 1932. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
28. Carlson, Jen (February 18, 2016). "Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something". Gothamist. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
29. Gleason, Will (February 18, 2016). "The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles". Time Out New York. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
30. "New York MPS Elmhurst Avenue Subway Station (IND)". Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006, Series: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017, Box: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York, ID: 05000672. National Archives.
31. "67th Avenue Neighborhood Map" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Queens Boulevard Line: 67th Avenue
• Station Reporter — R Train
• Station Reporter — M Train
• The Subway Nut — 67th Avenue Pictures Archived August 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• 67th Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 67th Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View