30th Avenue station

The 30th Avenue station (formerly 30th Avenue–Grand Avenue station) is a local station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at 30th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria. The station is served by the N train at all times, as well as by the W train on weekdays.

For station in Minnesota, see 30th Avenue station (Metro Transit).
 30 Avenue
 "N" train​"W" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
Address30th Avenue & 31st Street
Astoria, NY 11102
BoroughQueens
LocaleAstoria
Coordinates40.766859°N 73.921423°W / 40.766859; -73.921423
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Astoria Line
Services   N all times (all times)
​   W weekdays (weekdays)
TransitBus transport MTA Bus: Q18, Q102
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedFebruary 1, 1917 (1917-02-01)
ClosedOctober 23, 2017 (2017-10-23) (reconstruction)
RebuiltJune 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other names30th Avenue–Grand Avenue
Traffic
20195,230,182[2] Increase 120.3%
Rank87 out of 424[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Broadway
N all times ​W weekdays
via 34th Street–Herald Square
Local		 Astoria Boulevard
N all times ​W weekdays
toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard
Location
30th Avenue station is located in New York City Subway
30th Avenue station
30th Avenue station is located in New York City
30th Avenue station
30th Avenue station is located in New York
30th Avenue station
Track layout

to Astoria Boulevard
to Broadway
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

History

This station opened on February 1, 1917, along with the rest of the Astoria Line, which was originally part of the IRT, as a spur off the IRT Queensboro Line, which is now the IRT Flushing Line. Trains ran between Grand Central and Astoria.[3][4] On July 23, 1917, the Queensboro Bridge spur of the elevated IRT Second Avenue Line opened. At that time, all elevated trains to Queensboro Plaza used the Astoria Line while all subway trains used the IRT Flushing Line, though this was later changed with trains alternating between branches.[4][5] This station started to be served by BMT shuttles using elevated cars on April 8, 1923.[6]

The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940,[7][8] and the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.[9][10] On October 17, 1949, the Astoria Line became BMT-only as the tracks at Queensboro Plaza were consolidated and the platforms on the Astoria Line were shaved back to allow BMT trains to operate on it. Service was initially provided by the Brighton Local (BMT 1) and the Broadway–Fourth Avenue Local (BMT 2) at all times.[11]

Station renovations
A Manhattan-bound W train of R46s leaving the station

The platforms at this station, along with six others on the Astoria Line, were lengthened to 610 feet (190 m) to accommodate ten-car trains in 1950.[12]: 23  The project cost $863,000. Signals on the line had to be modified to take the platform extensions into account.[13]: 633, 729 

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station underwent a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative and was entirely closed for several months. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps.[14][15] The award for Package 2 of the renovations, which covered renovations at the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue, and 39th Avenue stations, was awarded on April 14, 2017, to Skanska USA.[16] This station, along with 36th Avenue, was closed entirely for around eight months starting on October 23, 2017.[17] After the 30th Avenue and 36th Avenue stations closed, there was some controversy over the loss of business near these stations.[18] The stations reopened on June 22, 2018.[19] In July 2018, the MTA retroactively awarded a contract for the additional platform and girder repairs at the 30th and 36th Avenues stations, conducted after the stations had reopened.[20]

Station layout
Platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound local ← "N" train toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (Broadway)
← "W" train toward Whitehall Street–South Ferry weekdays (Broadway)
Peak-direction express ← No regular service
Northbound local → "N" train ("W" train weekdays) toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (Astoria Boulevard) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Mezzanine To entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits

This elevated station has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in revenue service, but it had been used regularly as recently as 2002.[21]

The platforms are narrower at their south ends. The ends of each platform contain full-height mesh windscreens, while the center of the platform contains glass windscreens and black metal canopies. Prior to the 2018 renovations, both platforms had creme-colored corrugated windscreens for their entire lengths and red wooden canopies at the platforms' centers.[22]

The 2018 artwork at this station, Perasma I and II; Dappleganger by Stephen Westfall, consists of laminated glass panels in the mezzanine.[23][24]

Exits

This station's only mezzanine is an elevated wooden station house beneath the center of the platforms and tracks. It has a turnstile bank and two staircases for each platform. A crossunder is behind the token booth on the north side. A passageway on each side behind the platform stairs leads to a staircase going down to either southern corners of 31st Street and 30th Avenue. Two staircases on the other side go down to the northern corners.[22][25][26] An exit-only stair from the northbound platform descends to the southeastern corner of Newtown Avenue and 31st Street.

References
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  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "First Train Runs On Elevated Line to Astoria Section". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 1, 1917. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Annual report. 1916-1917. New York: Interborough Rapid Transit Company. 1917. pp. 15–16 – via HathiTrust.
  5. "Subway Link Over Queensboro Bridge". The New York Times. July 22, 1917. p. 31. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  6. "Additional Subway Service to Borough of Queens". The New York Times. April 8, 1923. p. RE1. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  7. "B.M.T. Lines Pass to City Ownership; $175,000,000 Deal Completed at City Hall Ceremony-- Mayor 'Motorman No. 1'". The New York Times. June 2, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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  9. "City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign". The New York Times. June 13, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  10. "Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration". New York Herald Tribune. June 13, 1940. p. 25. ProQuest 1248134780.
  11. "Direct Subway Runs to Flushing, Astoria". The New York Times. October 15, 1949. p. 17. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  12. General Contractors Association (1950). Bulletin. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. Board of Transportation of the City of New York (1950). Proceedings of the Board of Transportation of the City of New York. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  15. "MTA Stations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  16. Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting (PDF). mta.info (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 24, 2017. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  17. Evelly, Jeanmarie (September 14, 2017). "2 Astoria Subway Stations to Close for 8 Months on Oct. 23, MTA Says". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  18. Law, Tara (May 22, 2018). "MTA: 30th and 36th Avenue Subway Stations on Schedule to Reopen Late June". Astoria Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  19. "Broadway & 39 Av NW Stations to Undergo Extensive Repairs & Renovations" (Press release). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  20. Transit & Bus Committee Meeting (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 23, 2018. pp. 194–195. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  21. "BMT Astoria Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  22. Cox, Jeremiah. "30 Avenue-Grand Avenue (N,Q) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  23. Cook, Lauren; Desai, Rajvi (June 22, 2018). "Astoria subway stations at 30th, 36th avenues reopen after 8-month renovation". am New York. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  24. "30th Avenue - Stephen Westfall - Perasma I & II; Dappleganger, 2018". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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