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Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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Woodhaven Boulevard is a local station
on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is served by the R
train at all times except late nights, when the E
train replaces it as the local along Queens Boulevard. The M
train provides additional service here on weekdays.
There were plans to convert this four track station into an express stop once the line from lower Roosevelt Avenue Terminal station and the Rockaway–Winfeld Spur opened. A close observation on the outside of both ends of this station does reveal that the tunnel wall extends outward to allow space for the two side platform
s to become island platform
s. A major system expansion was never built so this is still a local station. The bellmouths abruptly ends on both sides of the station.
The station was renovated in the 1990s, but retained the original "Woodhaven Blvd – Slattery Plaza" name tablet and "Horace Harding Blvd" directional signs below them. The "Slattery Plaza" label is now out of date. Slattery Plaza is the old name of the area where four main Queens thoroughfares (Eliot Avenue and Horace Harding, Woodhaven, and Queens Boulevards) met. The construction of the Long Island Expressway along the Horace Harding corridor effectively destroyed Slattery Plaza.
Queens Center
Mall first opened in 1972, but the name convention on subway maps was not in use until the late 1980s. There is no direct indoor access to the Mall's entrance across 59th Avenue from the full length mezzanine
. This mezzanine allows crossover from any of the station's four staircases from each platform (total of eight staircases). The full time side at the west end of the mezzanine has three street stairs. One leads to north side of Queens Boulevard
and 59th Avenue, the closest to the mall. The other two staircases are through a long passageway to the south side of Queens Boulevard and both sides of Woodhaven Boulevard and act as a cross-pedestrian underpass
outside of fare control. The part time side at Horace Harding Blvd has a former booth and one street stair. Since the construction of the Long Island Expressway in the mid-1950s, the station entrance at street level appears to be "orphaned," out of character with the rest of the area since there is nothing for 300 feet in any direction and it abuts an expressway exit ramp.
The 1996 artwork here is called In Memory of The Lost Battalion by Pablo Tauler. It uses nine support beams in the station's mezzanine to create different materials, including stainless steel
, to honor the soldiers who served in the 77th Infantry Division during World War I
.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line provides crosstown service across Manhattan under 53rd Street and east through Queens to Jamaica...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It is served by the R
R (New York City Subway service)
The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored yellow on the route sign and on station signs and the NYC Subway map, as it represents a service provided on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.The R service operates at all times...
train at all times except late nights, when the E
E (New York City Subway service)
The E Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored blue on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Eighth Avenue Line through Manhattan....
train replaces it as the local along Queens Boulevard. The M
M (New York City Subway service)
The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train provides additional service here on weekdays.
There were plans to convert this four track station into an express stop once the line from lower Roosevelt Avenue Terminal station and the Rockaway–Winfeld Spur opened. A close observation on the outside of both ends of this station does reveal that the tunnel wall extends outward to allow space for the two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s to become 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...
s. A major system expansion was never built so this is still a local station. The bellmouths abruptly ends on both sides of the station.
The station was renovated in the 1990s, but retained the original "Woodhaven Blvd – Slattery Plaza" name tablet and "Horace Harding Blvd" directional signs below them. The "Slattery Plaza" label is now out of date. Slattery Plaza is the old name of the area where four main Queens thoroughfares (Eliot Avenue and Horace Harding, Woodhaven, and Queens Boulevards) met. The construction of the Long Island Expressway along the Horace Harding corridor effectively destroyed Slattery Plaza.
Queens Center
Queens Center
Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States. It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard, adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It...
Mall first opened in 1972, but the name convention on subway maps was not in use until the late 1980s. There is no direct indoor access to the Mall's entrance across 59th Avenue from the full length mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
. This mezzanine allows crossover from any of the station's four staircases from each platform (total of eight staircases). The full time side at the west end of the mezzanine has three street stairs. One leads to north side of Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
and 59th Avenue, the closest to the mall. The other two staircases are through a long passageway to the south side of Queens Boulevard and both sides of Woodhaven Boulevard and act as a cross-pedestrian underpass
Subway (underpass)
In England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and some Commonwealth countries , the term subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other side in safety.The term is also used in the...
outside of fare control. The part time side at Horace Harding Blvd has a former booth and one street stair. Since the construction of the Long Island Expressway in the mid-1950s, the station entrance at street level appears to be "orphaned," out of character with the rest of the area since there is nothing for 300 feet in any direction and it abuts an expressway exit ramp.
The 1996 artwork here is called In Memory of The Lost Battalion by Pablo Tauler. It uses nine support beams in the station's mezzanine to create different materials, including stainless steel
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
, to honor the soldiers who served in the 77th Infantry Division during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
External links
- Station Reporter — R Train
- Station Reporter — M Train
- MTA's Arts For Transit — Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
- The Subway Nut — Woodhaven Boulevard Pictures
- Woodhaven Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Horace Harding Boulevard (Long Island Expressway) entrance from Google Maps Street View