Terminal 4 (AirTrain JFK station)
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Terminal 4 is a station on the AirTrain JFK
. It has two tracks and one island platform
. It is a stop on both the Jamaica and Howard Beach Branches, as well as the All Terminals Loop. Terminal 4 is the International Arrivals Building. This is the only station inside JFK that is directly connected to an Airline Terminal and is the original location when the airport opened as Idewild. The glass enclosed building offers an indoor shopping mall, eateries, and a waiting area. There is artwork inside near the entrance and other services are offered such as: Ticket Reservations, Car Rentals, and individual Pay-Phones at each seat are offered. The mall is accessible by a passageway and the Airtrain station is upstairs. The NYCT buses Q3 and B15 and MTA Bus Q10 all now only stop at Terminal 4 and no longer stop at the other terminal buildings. The buses will continue to make at Federal Circle and any other stops not directly accessible from any Airtrain stop. Therefore if a passenger wanted to go to any other terminal outside Terminal 4, he/she would have to transfer for free to the Airtrain to continue their trip. The building has 3 levels. The main level is flight arrivals and waiting area, middle level is the Airtrain station, and Upper level is ground transportation and flight departures. The previous stop to the north is Terminals 2/3 for Howard Beach branch trains and Jamaica Branch trains. The next stop is Terminal 5. The next stop to the north for loop trains is Terminal 8. The previous stop was Terminal 5. The station opened on December 17, 2003.
AirTrain JFK
AirTrain JFK is a 3-line, -long people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport...
. It has two tracks and one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
. It is a stop on both the Jamaica and Howard Beach Branches, as well as the All Terminals Loop. Terminal 4 is the International Arrivals Building. This is the only station inside JFK that is directly connected to an Airline Terminal and is the original location when the airport opened as Idewild. The glass enclosed building offers an indoor shopping mall, eateries, and a waiting area. There is artwork inside near the entrance and other services are offered such as: Ticket Reservations, Car Rentals, and individual Pay-Phones at each seat are offered. The mall is accessible by a passageway and the Airtrain station is upstairs. The NYCT buses Q3 and B15 and MTA Bus Q10 all now only stop at Terminal 4 and no longer stop at the other terminal buildings. The buses will continue to make at Federal Circle and any other stops not directly accessible from any Airtrain stop. Therefore if a passenger wanted to go to any other terminal outside Terminal 4, he/she would have to transfer for free to the Airtrain to continue their trip. The building has 3 levels. The main level is flight arrivals and waiting area, middle level is the Airtrain station, and Upper level is ground transportation and flight departures. The previous stop to the north is Terminals 2/3 for Howard Beach branch trains and Jamaica Branch trains. The next stop is Terminal 5. The next stop to the north for loop trains is Terminal 8. The previous stop was Terminal 5. The station opened on December 17, 2003.